The Scream!

[Rosl Roessner]

I like the clear colours in this Portrait of the screaming bird.

Mk III / Canon 100 - 400
1/500 sec. / f 6.3 / ISO 400

[Anita Rakestraw]

Haha, that's great, Rosl!! Great detail and clarity. I'm wondering about cropping closer and maybe vertically, but I'll leave that to the experts!

[Lana Hays]

Rosl
I thought the exact same thing that Anita thought....crop tight and go vertical. Oh man is this great.....love the detail inside the mouth. Excellent.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Another vote for a vertical crop. The pose and colors are great.

[Brian Wong]

Hi Rosl!

Great green/red color combination, and really nice background. So sharp and detailed ... I am curious and want to view down there! Ha!

[John Chardine]

All I can think of is the classic song "Funky Chicken"!

[Rosl Roessner]

You like it better like this?
I prefer the horizontal one, because I find it difficult to compose the vertical.
The neck looks too long for me or I have too much empty green room above the head, if I give the bird enough room in front of the beak.

What do you think?

Thank you for your critique!