Taken the other morning,these birds return from Africa to breed here in the uk,this place is a disused quarry,the sun just peeked above the cliff face,it was only early,but maybe a tad bright,what do you think,cannon500mm IS LF4,7d,MONOPOD,cropped and sharpened for web,reduced highlights and brightness,iso 800,F/6.3,1/5000S,EXPCOM1,forgot to drop ISO.comments welcome.sorry for end of tail hidden.
Good to see the wheatear, they are on my patch but not had a chance yet. I like the colours the bird rock and background all seem to compliment one another. Exposure looks OK but I would suggest the blacks are a little on the dense side. The image looks just a little on the heavy side if you get my meaning, perhaps consider the contrast also?
Beautiful light on this guy, and a nice body position (tail noted). Head looks just a tad softer than the flank, which is probably where the focus point was. Maybe a touch of selective sharpening?
Nice light, perch, BG. I'd have preferred the subject a bit higher in the frame by pointing your lens down a tad more though. Perhaps brighten the image by half a stop or so too? Still a good image of an appealing bird.
Beautiful little bird and your usual great job capturing them. Great pose, BG and perch. I agree with Dan that it could use a third to a half stop increase in exposure. Well done.
The Return Male Wheatear 2014
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