A Yellow Wagtail

[vishaljadhav]

Clicked this one some time back , really last migration season
Morning light

I typically don't like the perch, its dried water plants dried on the bank of the waterbody, had clicked 2 frames and today while cleanup of my images saw these and deleted one and decided to process the other

5D MIII + 400 f2.8 + 2x tc


the ruffled feathers really posed me a sharpening issue since the ruffled feathers look more sharper than the rest of the bird to my eye.

Let me know your views.

cheers
vishal

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the ruffled feathers, sharpness, light, BG and composition. I wish the OOF part of the perch wasn't there as it catches my eye. Nice image Vishal.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Vishal, I like the overall IQ here, and good DOF on the wagtail. I feel you have the sharpness spot on - the finer plumage will always 'seem' oversharpened, but looks fine. Lovely smooth BG, and the colour compliments the wagtail nicely.

[keith mitchell]

Hi Vishal, bird and the Bg look really good to me,i have no problem with the sharping that you mention.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely image and bird. I like the ruffled feathers, good perch and gorgeous BG.

[Holger Leyrer]

Love the colors from BG and bird and like the ruffled feathers. The sharpness is ok for me

[Joe Murphy]

The fluffed feathers look great, beautiful BG, I would remove the halo from under the bill, really nice image Vishal.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Vishal,
Sweet background and good critical focus. As you mention, the perch may not be the best with some of it OOF, but overall this is a very fine image.

Allen

[Graeme Cox]

Lovely image. Great BG, Crisp, Sharp and Smart..

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Vishal and I am glad you did not delete it. Your sharpening looks fine to my eye.
I love the color palette and the great DOF you achieved. The BG is beautiful and compliments the bird wonderfully,
Gail