Ash-throated Flycatcher

[Joe Senzatimore]

Shot in Green Valley AZ. I liked how the foliage framed the subject , yet still gave a feeling of habitat.

800 ISO f8 at 1/2000th
Cropped a bit for comp.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice setting, good-looking specimen, good sharpness and BG. I would only run NR on the BG.

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

Well exposed, nicely framed as mentioned, pleasant BG, good pose.
Overall I like the comp. Your cropping choices are somewhat dictated by the foliage.
A very small thing, but I find my eye wanting to see the entire leaf on the extreme right frame edge. I know, more canvas might introduce other problems. Just how it struck me.

Cheers

Randy

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Joe,
Agree about the NR on the BG but the environs make this for me! Love the way they frame the bird. I might take a different approach than Randy and crop off the greyish tip on right. Very well done and really nice capture!

[Fabs Forns]

I think this is adorable and love the way the branches frame the bird.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Joe, very good comp and agree that the foliage is balancing everything very well. Thx for sharing. really nice.

[Stu Bowie]

You couldnt have framed this any better Joe. Lovely pose against a great OOF BG.