Wheatear

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mkiii
Canon F/2.8 300m with 2x TCiii
f/6.3
1/1250
ISO 800

I left a fair bit of BG on this, as I thought it blended well, thoughts appreciated

Thanks for having a look

[Bill Dix]

I like having him small in the frame, with some attractive fg and bg. Very nice pose on top of his hill. Don't know if it's possible to eke just a bit more sharpness out of the bird?

[William Dickson]

Hi Bill

I have sharpened the bird a little.

[Bill Dix]

That makes him pop out better. I could imagine somewhere in between. But getting sharpness just right is a bete noire for me.

[William Dickson]

I understand where you are coming from Bill. I have, up until recently, used a cropped sensor 7D. I am now continually using my 5D Mkiii and find it a lot better especially when using it with the 2xTC. I am still practising my distance from the target whilst using the full frame

[Ian McHenry]

Must say that I prefer the original. To me a more natural look.
Only saw a Wheatear once about 1960 on Arthur's Seat. Pleasant memories.

[Ian Wilson]

Hi William, I like to see something of the environment so am not averse to this crop however I think you could still show enough with a little tighter crop. It looks like you have enough feather detail to crop 10% tighter, plus a little sharpening, but be careful. Regards, Ian

[John Robinson]

I,ll go with the above comments.
Not done one this year yet.
JohnR

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Beautiful environment. Superb composition. Love the pose,nice details,colors and perch.Regards,Satish.