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I was patiently staking out a Gnatcatcher nest last May when this Carolina Wren landed just about at my MFD. Light through the canopy was somewhat dappled, but he gave me a nice pose for just a second, until he realized I was so close to him.
D7000, 500f4, ISO 1000, 1/400s @ f/7.1 manual, fill @ +1.3
"My, what big feet you have Grandma!" is the first thing I thought of when I saw this image.
Great looking eye and nice fill flash. I couldn't tell you used it.
I am never successful when it comes to dappled light so I am envious of how nice this looks.
I wish for a bit more separation between the beak and perch.
I would also clone out the straight bright green leaf above and left of the head.I might even be tempted to get rid of all that vegetation in LUC. I do like the leaf in LLC though!
GOOS SHARPNESS AND IQ AND NICE BG OVERALL,
GAIL
Nice pose and background, Bill.
The head position is centered, but not much can be done as the tail needs space.
I was wondering what if you would move the bird a bit higher in the frame.
I can see the temper tantrum he's probably about to throw! Really nice IQ and use of flash. I hadn't noticed any flash used either. I'd definitely clone out that brighter leaf to the left of the bird's head and perhaps just burn down that corner a little.
Nice pose as you noted. The shaded head is less than ideal...
Thanks everyone. Here's a repost with the one bright leaf removed. I've also dodged the shaded area around the cheek just slightly. I think the fill flash helped to mitigate the uneven lighting on him, but didn't make it go away entirely.
