Cactus Wren

[thomasryan]

Hello Everyone,
This looks like a wonderful forum you have here. I enjoy viewing the beautiful images, and the members intelligent comments. I'm kinda new to bird photography, and I must admit, I'm addicted. This is my first post here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for looking...tom

40D 1/1000@f10 ISO 400 300mmf4L +1.4x Handheld

[Harold Davis]

hi thomas and welcome to BPN!!! awesome first post. would love to see a little better head angle where the bird is looking more towards you. maybe a little more space to the right also to give the bird some room to look into. can wait to see more from you!!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Welcome to BPN...arguably the best move you could have made to improve your bird photography!!

Image-wise the biggest drawback here is the head angle. More towards the camera and you can just imagine how that beautiful eye would be lit and alive! I would like to see more of that awesome perch too. Can't wait to see some more from you :-)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hey that is one NEAT little fellow! The plumage colors are super! I wish it turned the head more towards you, but you can work on that too.

[Doug Brown]

Great perch, BG, and sharpness. I agree with the above statements about the crop and the head turn. Congrats on a nice first photographic post!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Welcome! great start! love to see new species.

[Gus Cobos]

Thomas, A big welcome to BPN...:D
Super first image, I like it... The colors are beautifull and the background compliments your subject...:D For the next time, you need to catch Mr. Bird with his head turned more towards the camera, not looking away...:eek: and he is a wee bit too centered in the frame, you can correct this by adding more canvas to the right of the frame...:D:D
All in all, I like it...:) BIG CONGRATS and keep them coming...:)

[Ned Harris]

Hi Tom: welcome to BPN, you will love this site, Nice Cactus Wren capture. I especially like the out of focus background.