I know the feet are missing , but this guy moved so close I had no time to take the 1.4 off. And besides , I liked it as is. Just a bit different. Not too often that too much glass becomes a problem. Just to pretty a bird to pass up. Love the patterns on this species.
1250 ISO f6.3 at 1/60th
Fill flash at minus 2
600 f4 with 1.4
I like it as it is. I agree it would have been nice with feet, and if the rock had been in focus, but they don't really detract. Good use of fill flash.
I love portraits so I'm OK with the tight comp...I actually would have went in even more from the bottom, enough to hide the rock. Beautiful plumage, and the close-up lets us in on it. Good job with the low light. They eye has lots of reflections in it that I would clean up, and I see a bit of a greenish cast on the subject, no doubt due to the lush vegetation. Great stuff!