Stonechat - female

[Richard Unsworth]

Setup my chair out in the Montado this morning and waited...

Created this image of a female as she perched momentarily atop the Gum Cistus which grows around the Cork Oaks.
Adjusted curves and added 3 points black. Colors subtle so not boosted, nowhere near as showy as the males
7D 100-400 F5.6 ME HH 1/1250 ISO800 a few sticks in bg gone

[PhilCook]

Nicely composed, liking the perch, nice detail coming through in parts, only wishing for better eye contact with the camera and the brightness on the chest to be lessened

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely bg! nice bird and perch, I would warm things a tad and would crop a tad on bottom! keep it up!

[Dennis Zaebst]

Great detail and good BG. I would crop up from the bottom and the right side, a little too much space in front. Agree the breast could be toned down just a bit. Other than those nits, a beautifully captured image overall.