Fieldfare from a snowy Sweden

[Ivan Sjögren]

Hello everyone.

I took this image some weeks ago on a small island near Stockholm.

All comments welcome.

Canon 400D
400mm f/5.6 IS USM
f/7.1
400s

http://i56.tinypic.com/20jq8j.jpg

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful bird and beautifully exposed. I love the pose, sharpness, and relatively clean snow. I would definitely lose the branches in ULC, and would also remove the dark spots (NOT the shadows) in the snow for a "purer" setting. Reversing the amount of space top and bottom (placing subject lower in the frame) would also work with the bill pointing up.

[Don Lacy]

Lovely looking bird, nice job on the exposure with plenty of detail in the snow agree with Daniel on the branches.

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Nice image. Agree with Daniels comments. That would certainly improve the image a lot (do not forget the brown spot under the tail feathers).

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet bird with a perfect EXP. Sharp. I would vote for leaving the branch :) I would lose the dark areas though. Love the pose, the posture, and the bird's attitude! A bit off the bottom would tighten it up.

[Jay Gould]

:e3 Everybody sees the image except me!!

:2

[Arthur Morris]

The image is still there :)

[Jay Gould]

Now I see it; don't know why it didn't appear before.

I would crop from the bottom just past the dark spot in the snow right of center.

I too would leave the branch and make the dark spot in the upper left quadrant disappear.

She/he (?) is lovely!