Hey Jim, You are cranking out some great feeder work. EXP, SH, and BKGR are all perfect. I am a sucker for traditional 3X2 proportions so I would not mind a bit off left and right sides to that end. That said the placement of the subject is very pleasing. I'd just like to see a skinnier frame.
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You guys with the all the great Nuthatch photos really make me envious.
They are extremely hard to get where I live, very skittish, and don't really come to feeders much.
They live in the high forest canopies here for the most part.
This is very good, classic pose, I also think it could go more vertical.
Nice job Jim. I just spent a few hours with Roman K.shooting these guys...they are a lot of fun to shoot. I like his position. Detail and sharpness look great.
Classic nuthatch pose. I like the comp but could also see it more vertical. Good use of flash. I've noticed on some of my images, and on a few of your recent ones, that the trunk seems just a tad oversharpened. Nobody else has commented, so it's probably just me, but I've occasionally found that if I sharpen bird and trunk together, and sharpen for the bird, that I then need to back off on the trunk.
This is a 10 of 10 in my book sir. I enjoy your clean minimalistic style!
Nice overall view of the bird. Good f-stop/distance to subject pairing, to
give plenty of dof on the bird and tree trunk. Flash work is excellent, though
as such, I think more flash info should be stated in the techs...