Asian Golden Weaver

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D700
300mm f/2.8G VR II with TC-20E III
600mm
ISO 800
f/7.1 at 1/1600s
Aperture Priority mode
Matrix Metering
0 EV
AF-C, Dynamic 9 points
Auto white balance
Resting against car window from inside a car

Cropped from 2832x4256 to 1773x2508

Change white balance to 4800, highlight recover, darken some area, contrast, add vibrance, lighten overall image, NR and sharpen.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[carole wiley]

I like the composition. Focus and exposure are great. Nice choice of F stop for depth and I like the simple perch. A very pleasing image. There seems to be some sort of streak coming from the top end of the perch into the image that I find distracting and I am not so crazy about the cob web on the bottom.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Super BG make this subject pop. Fine details and great perch.

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

Nice pose, head angle, eye contact, and paacement of the bird in the frame. I feel the yellows could be toned down a little, to bring out the detail in the feathers, particularly on the forehead. The bird's left leg is a bit out of focus. The spider web doesn't bother me.

Richard

[Richard Unsworth]

:S3:

What a lovely bird, love the feet, big claws holding on.
Fine with the cobwebs IMO part of the natural scene.
good techs

[noelle zaleski]

Very nice bird Thanaboon. Lovely BG and exposure. I really love his curled up claws :S3:

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot and I like the cobweb at the bottom and I presume that is a strand top right - for me it adds a little authenticity. It is a fine image, good exposure and detail.