Say's Phoebe

[Tom Redd]

D3s
300/2.8
1/1600
f/6.3
ISO 1250
.67 ev

Sharpened and cropped in PP

[Arthur Morris]

Killer pose, feet position, head angle, BKGR, underwing detail, and everything else is amazing. Plus beautiful. Where? And more importantly, how the heck did you do that?

[Sid Garige]

Excellent image Tom. Like Artie said, great details, pose and eye contact. Fantastic.

[Tom Redd]

Thank you Artie. Taken near Denver. A couple points I must share, but failed to in the OP. This is a take off shot, I cloned out the perch he just left. On a slow photo day, this bird was hunting near me and hanging around. A mp3 call was used and it landed on a perch close by, cooperating to allow the shot.

[Dave Leroy]

Excellent pose and good for you to get it.

BG adds alot to to nice soft feeling of the photo.

Maybe a bit more NR on bg?

Lovely image.

Dave

[Ofer Levy]

Great pose and sharp. Light wasn't great but you did very well.

[Tom Redd]

Thank you Sid and Dave. I agree Dave, this was a significant crop and here is a repost with NR applied.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Tom. Still incredible. Camera?

[Tom Redd]

Thank you again. Artie, I am sorry, Nikon D3s and Nikon 300/2.8

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose and details, this is a very tough shot to get and you did great, BTW don't hesitate to dial up the ISO for more SS. Excellent!

[Brendan Dozier]

That is s-w-e-e-t!

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Tom. The more I look at this the more I love it. The way the BKGR colors match the bird is amazing.

[Tom Rambaut]

This is a cracking image.

[Jeff Dyck]

Fantastic! Great shot Tom - the original is just excellent, but I think I like the repost even more. The background is perfect - I like how the spots of orange colour compliment the birds plumage - well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Tom, superb flying posture with the full wingspread, and those BG colours are amazing. Very well done here.

[Melissa Groo]

Truly a shot of a lifetime! Fantastic job. The colors, the pose, the clarity--breathtaking.

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Tom the repost is perfect I just how the BG colors compliment the subject and the pose is amazing.

[Tom Redd]

Thank you all for the kind comments. I didn't expect such a gracious and kind response, so thank you to all who commented.

Arash, thank you for the encouragement to push the ISO. I was trying to do that on the day I shot this. I am still learning and will keep trying.