Brown-crested Flycatcher

[James Salywoda]

Brown-crested Flycatcher
Southern California


I was very happy to add this species to my files its pretty cool when something lands in front of
you when you least expect it.:)

Nikon D300S AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/1250 F8 ISO 400

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Ilija Dukovski]

I love the bird and excellent sharpness. BG with the flowers is great too.
Just a tiny bit of head turn would be nice. I would try a vertical crop with this one
if you have more space top and bottom.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Although the image is very appealing, it does scream vertical to me! I suppose when a bird lands unexpectedly in front of you there is not always enough time to flip the camera sideways :-) I do wish for better separation between bill and perch. Adequate HA, and I like the hints of rufous showing.

P.S. I love the OOF flowers in the background!

[denise ippolito]

James, Really nice sharp details and I agree a vertical would look nice as long as you don't lose too many of those beautiful BG flowers.:) Lovely image.

[David Thomasson]

A very happy catch! I like the sharp details and the subtle colors.

Hope you don't mind my experimenting a little. I was trying out a more vertical crop when it occurred to me that the
bird might be pulled away from the background. Once I started down that road, I decided to bend the perch
away from the bill a little bit.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/116/flycatcher.gif

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/4263/flycatcher.jpg

[Sidharth Kodikal]

I really enjoy all your images, James.
I too vote for a vertical crop with some more space above and especially below if possible.

[James Salywoda]

Thanks all for comments and suggestions nice work David on repost I like the curve you put on the perch.:) Excellent PS skills