Junco

[Roy Priest]

Taken a few minutes ago in my backyard.
Nikon D4, ISO800, 1/250 @ F5.0, 500mm, -2 EV, flash, tripod

This is my first post using the Better Beamer.

[Randy Stout]

Roy:

Very nice. I suspect your Beamer will become a great friend, I know mine is.
The flash work is subtle, just like I like it. Only the catchlight gives it away for sure, since it is below the horizon line in the pupil.

Sharp, well exposed, like the snow falling.

Nice pose.

I might crop a sliver off the top.

Cheers

Randy

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Roy, this is very nice. Good work with the flash. Terrific mood, details, exposure...nice touch with the snow. Excellent catch.

[Marina Scarr]

There is nothing about this image I don't like and everything to like. The flurries really set it apart. Terrific flash work and great details

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Roy,

Very nicely done by controlling the flash/ambient. I wouldn't have guessed that you used flash at all - and I just learned about the catchlight being below the horizon as a sign (thanks Randy).

Looking forward to some more if you have them!

Mguel

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent flash work, Roy, and I love the wintery feel. The pose is excellent and so are the details.
I'd move the bird further up in the frame by a bit.
Terrific work.

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful image.
Excellent pose and perch.
Love the snow falling, excellent details, and great flash work.
Very well done.

[David Salem]

Very nice. Great subtle flash work. Killer detail and like the whole wintery scene. Well done

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful perch and nice composition, Roy.

[Tim King]

Nice shot, Roy. I like that deep green BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful subject on a beautiful perch, posing in front of a beautiful BG. I'm liking the falling snow. I feel the subject is a little bit low in the frame, and I would eliminate the extra bit of OOF snow at bottom edge. Super nice though, nice work!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Fantastic! I'm with Randy on the sliver off the top......but an excellent image with sweeeet use of fill flash!

[Roy Priest]

Thank you everyone. I'm finding the better beamer a little frustrating to use, hard to get any info on the internet on how to use it properly.