So coy

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon 500/4 + 1.4x
1/3200 sec f/6.3 ISO 500


CS6 small crop for comp and sharpening
Noiseware Pro on BG

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ian, well exposed, and well timed to capture both the preening behaviour, and the raised leg. I feel adding a touch more contrast will make this pop nicely. Comp wise, I feel a traditional landscape would work better with this pose - add a touch more to the right, and a bit more space on the LHS.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice preening pose, excellent feather details and nice background, Ian.

[dankearl]

I also think a landscape crop would look nice.
Nice pose, a bit of rotation maybe?

[Ian Cassell]

I tried opening it up a bit.

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot Ian.
I really like the preening pose, great shooting angle, and I like the repost.
Well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image of preening bird. I like both the compositions.
Love the standing pose with nice head turn and beautiful eye,colors and sharpness.

Regards,
Satish.

[Melissa Groo]

I prefer the landscape too. Nice coy pose for sure and I like how the colors stand out against that background. I think the image may need a slight CCW rotation.