Goldcrest...

[Ron van Rossum]

Well after 250 shutterclicks I had 4 sharp images:D
This smallest European bird knows the limit of my gear very well..
(On the left side is an old tree..)

This one is from yesterday morning:

1/100s
F 8.0
iso 400
-1/3 stop
wh-200,natural light.

1dmk2n-500/4-tc 1.4x

Regards,Ron

[Isak Pretorius]

Beautifully done! One to be very proud of. Maybe the tree in the BG is not the best, but somehow compliment the colours of the bird very nicely.

[Paul Pagano]

This is very nice, Ron. I agree maybe the split blur bg is a bit distracting but I don't think it's horribly bad. That is one sharp/detailed Goldcrest with a good pose that I like a lot. Sounds like you had a day like I do some times....many clicks and few keepers. On the bg, I might be tempted to clone from right to left, it would be a bit of work but would even out the image some.

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp as a tack. Wonderful pose and exposure. Nice COMP. Wish only for a more uniform BKGR. Way to go on a difficult subject.