Swainson's Thrush.

[Karl Egressy]

I took this image early in the morning.
Originally the bird was on the ground but flew up on a branch for a very short time, before it dissappeared.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 +1.4x
ISO 800
f7.1
1/200 s

[Randy Stout]

Karl:

Perky pose, feet show well, nice angle in frame, well scaled perch, fanciful bg.

I could see a small crop from the top, and in from the right to the joint of the upper branch.

Cheers

Randy

[jack williamson]

What a fine BG! Bird is fine also. I see two odd green casts under the tail and by the bird's right leg.

[Karl Egressy]

What a fine BG! Bird is fine also. I see two odd green casts under the tail and by the bird's right leg.

Thanks Jack. Good point.
The belly had a green cast from the vegetation that I removed using color replacement tool.
The one you see are the remaining missed small areas.

[John Ippolito]

Hi Karl,

Wow, what a nice image of the Swainson's thrush. The pose, soft light, details, and that lovely supportive BG. Excellent.

This is my favorite summer bird, along with the hermit thrush - they usually show up here the first week of June, singing sweetly all night long in the mid-summer twilight. Tranquility.

[Karl Egressy]

Karl:

Perky pose, feet show well, nice angle in frame, well scaled perch, fanciful bg.

I could see a small crop from the top, and in from the right to the joint of the upper branch.

Cheers

Thanks Randy.


Randy

Thanks Randy.

I did the crop you suggested, maybe a little less on the right because of the signiture.
I also applied a surface blur to the background.
Jack noticed some green spots, a leftover from the getting rid of the green cast on the belly. I removed those.
Now I started liking this image more.

[PhilCook]

Loving the variety you are showing us Karl, this one is nicely done as well, the background is extra nice and nicely proportioned perch

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl,

I like the subtle repost of the original. The "splotchy" bg is great! I still see some green below the tail, not sure what it is but it doesn't look like a cast. Part of the bird, maybe?

Miguel

[Diane Miller]

Beautiful image of a beautiful little bird, whose colors match the BG! The new crop is perfect, to my taste.

[dankearl]

You are really nailing these small birds, Karl
Details, BG and perch are all really nice.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice one Karl, the repost looks nicer to the eye and the OP was good too
Looks good

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image sweet little bird.
Love the pose,colors,details,claws,beautiful backdrop and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jeff Waugh]

Karl,

Gorgeous image! Love the gentle hues of the BG, the details, and I like the new crop as well!

Jeff

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.