LOOKING TO THE STARS NUTHATCH

[christopher galeski]

another unusual pose for a nuthatch,this is for you Mr.Dix,cannon500mm IS L F4,TRIPOD,400S,ISO500,F4,touch of saturation.cropped,sharpened for web.comments good or bad,thanks for looking.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, Im glad you didnt cut off the perch on the right of the frame, and I like the DOF in this. Lovely pose, sharp, and I do like the BG.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pose and light. The BG is terrific, and I like the character of the perch even though it's large. I would sharpen your bird a bit more.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, BG, composition and fungus colour matches well with the Nuthatch. Nice image Chris.

[gail bisson]

Hi Chris,
I am not loving this one. I find the perch quite overwhelming.
I do like the BG greens and the pose and the light.
I can't decide if I like the seed or not...
Gail

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
Great looking background, I really like the pose and the perch.
Agree on giving it another round of sharpening.
Well done.

[gary ellwein]

Particularly like the color palette, bg and pose. IMHO the perch is too large.

[John Cooper]

Love the alert pose of the Nuthatch captured here Chrs. Perch shows some nice colour and texture but personally I find it a bit large for this small bird species. I seem to be getting some posterization in the BG on my monitor Chris - is just me?

[christopher galeski]

Thanks everyone for comments,John it is not just you,my copy is alright but when I uploaded,I too noticed some posterization,as for the perch,in my woods they are always on tree trucks,or thick bows,I dont see them on thin branches.thanks again.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the pose and the pose and the composition. I think however the saturation is a little too high and I would suggest a touch noise reduction is called for.