Bearded Reedling-Panurus-biarmicus

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Had a nice day out today with a friend of mine looking for Bearded Reedlings amongst others. The light was sweet and we got away with some lovely shots. Here's one of them..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:yes + Better Beamer
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Head
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS5

[Geir Jensen]

Wow . Bg IQ Comp , lovely. A killer .

[gail bisson]

Joel,
This is excellent. I love the simple, elegant lines created by the grass. Composition is so nice. The BG and colors and light are beautiful...and did I mention how sweet that little bird is? I might back off a tiny bit on the sharpening (grass looks a bit crispy) but otherwise a 10 out of 10 from me

[Gary Esman]

This is awesome, would not change a thing!

Gary.

[holger cremer]

perfect shot - Jeroen!
you got me jealous ;)

[adrian dancy]

This is a good example of how a bird being small in the frame can be visually more appealing than tight close ups. To make it so can be much harder because of the additional elements needed to make the image appealing. This is top class. Superb image quality and composition and colours. It's got the lot! Some may wish that the frost was not on the bill but that does not bother me and in a way lends to a story.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A truly outstanding shot, those complimentary colours in the bird and background are absolutely amazing. My only suggestion - I think it is a little over-sharpened.

[Ofer Levy]

This is an award winning image!!! The composition is superb!!!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Simply stunning, Jeron. As perfect as they come - love everything about it!

[Jack Breakfast]

I adore this for all of the obvious reasons and one that's less so: this photo makes me feel warm and reinforces my love of nature's palette...I have no critique nor do I have any suggestions, but will congratulate you on a truly special image...

[Marina Scarr]

This is a contest winner all day long!!! Stunning!!!

[Robert Rommel]

Amazing image here! Perfect composition!

[Sachin Saraf]

Amazingly beautiful Image design...Everything is perfect...10/10

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect shot - Jeroen!

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Stunning image. Wonderful light and superb comp.
Well done.

[dankearl]

I will pile on.
Great comp, cool bird and about the best "perch", you could ask for.
Congratulations on a really special photo.
Very artistic.

[Ofer Levy]

I keep getting back to this image! Must be one of my favourite bird images ever - well done my friend!!:cheers:

[Craig Kerr]

A Stunner Jeroen !!!
Love the composition, detail on the bird and a fabulous background... A truly beautiful image :-)

[Joe Murphy]

Outstanding shot Jeroen.

[Mark Itol]

Great-looking bird, excellent composition, lovely setting and background.

[Mital Patel]

this is gem of a shot. techs look bang on. surely a contest winner work here.

[christopher galeski]

is this the best you can do JOKE:bg3:,its all been said,superb image a winner,well done.

[Jeroen Stel]

Thank you guys (and girls) for all your kind words on this image. I was also glad to get it as i have been working with these birds for several seasons now and always had an image as this in mind but it was not easy to get it.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Jeroen! I like everything about it.

[Dan Busby]

Very, very excellent Jeroen!

[Don Lacy]

Superb image in every way i am glad I did not miss it

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jeroen, the image design in this is outstanding, and you have the light and colours to go with it. Of course, the pose of the little fellow, puts this over the top.

[girisholeti]

I am just loving this.. no words !!

[arash_hazeghi]

this is great well done, excellent comp.

[Grace Scalzo]

Sorry I'm so late in congratulating you on this wonderful image. Just a total beauty.

[Jeroen Stel]

Thanks again for all your kind words on this Bearded Reedling image!
Feel very :e3:e3..

greetings,,

Jeroen Stel

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

agree with everyone who says this is a contest winner. stunning comp, BG, bird and image design. you made my day Jeron.

beats any set-up shot IMO.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

More than sweet !!! It is just perfect !!!

[James Fuller]

This is Fantastic!

[Simon Bennett]

Exquisite!!