Rose-breasted Grosbeak

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in my backyard in May. This was not the intended perch that this female decided to land on. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 400
f8
1/160s
EC 0.33
Tripod

[Richard Mc Donald]

Only thing I'd pick you up on here Jim is the crop, my minds says a little more room on the right but then again you could possibly spend quite some time getting the crop to what you think is perfect and someone will ALWAYS come along and rain on your parade.

Would also like to see some local sharpening on the beak to make both parts more defined.

Richard

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image,very nice composition.Love the pose of bird and lights. Agree with you about perch.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, I really like your comp, and you have captured a super pose. I quite like the perch.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent alert pose, comp, sharpness, bg, and I do love the perch too. This one certainly checks all my boxes.

[Joe Senzatimore]

One sweet image. Just a bit tight in the frame for my taste. But after all , it is subjective.

[Wynand van Wyk]

I quite like the tight crop. Great background and detail! Well done indeed.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the perch too, and I like that there is separation between it and the tail. Good vertical comp, if only a bit tight in the frame. I do wish the displaced feathers on the belly were neater, but hey, quite a beautiful image overall.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. I like the pose, excellent details, I really like the perch, and great background.
Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[PhilCook]

I really cant find anything to fault with this, and I personally feel if the detail is high, as this is, then tight in the frame works well, light, backdrop and perch all work very well.
{ now if I wanted to get nit picky lol lol....tell the bird to comb it's breast feathers better next time }

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.