This is my first upload of a bird picture for input.
This House Wren photo was taken very early in the morning with a Nikon D5100, 70-300 Nikkor lens at 300mm, F/5.6, SS 1/2500, ISO of 1000, spot metering and auto focus. Some sharpening with PS.
Hi Rick, glad you were able to link an image You have a beautiful subject here, LBJs are under-rated but I sure do appreciate them (LBJ = "Little Brown Job" = most sparrows and many wrens). Looks like a young one judging from the yellow gape (base of bill). Good profile pose and a nice head position looking slightly upwards. Nice perch with some bits of lichen to add some interest. To answer your question, no, it is not cropped too tight, but I do feel the subject could be placed higher in the frame via an alternative crop or taking more off the top.
The background looks like it is nice with some greens and browns. The out of focus branch behind the subject is dominant and unfortunate, so is the large shadow at the top. There is also some noise there. You had enough shutter speed to lower the ISO to, say, 400 and still be above 1/1000s. This would have reduce the noise in-camera. You caould alternatively use a NR program to do it after the fact but if you can its always best to minimize from the get-go.
P.S. Belated welcome to BPN!! Great start here Rick, glad you started posting...hoping to see more, and please do not be shy to offer critiques on others' images as well - it's fun and a great learning tool for all
Thanks for the comments and welcome Dan. As a newbie learning to quickly adjust settings such as ISO to optimize conditions is something I have to work on.
You're welcome! You'll get the hang of it soon enough, and the great thing about digital is that you can experiment as much as you like. A fun and addictive hobby
House Wren portrait
You have a beautiful subject here, LBJs are under-rated but I sure do appreciate them (LBJ = "Little Brown Job" = most sparrows and many wrens). Looks like a young one judging from the yellow gape (base of bill). Good profile pose and a nice head position looking slightly upwards. Nice perch with some bits of lichen to add some interest. To answer your question, no, it is not cropped too tight, but I do feel the subject could be placed higher in the frame via an alternative crop or taking more off the top.
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