Western Bluebird

[Binu John]

1DX + 400mm f/5.6L
f/8, 1/2500, ISO 1600
Setup. Audio used to attract the bird to the perch.
Cloned out 2 branches from the bottom side of the frame.

[vishaljadhav]

Colours are fantastic, timing is great with wing position and the red berry in mouth
a dash of flash shows can it be toned a shade down by luminosity adjustment
I like the overall image a lot

[christopher galeski]

Agree with comments above,nice one.

[Ian Wilson]

Beautiful work Binu, technically superb. You probably know my personal preference is for some background variability but I understand that is not always possible and not to everyone's taste. Well done. Ian.

[David Salem]

Great looking pose and I like the berry in the beak. The techs look good and the feather detail is all there. A nice smooth BG sets this off well. Good job

[Shawn Zierman]

A cadillac of an image. Just gorgeous all around...light quality, image quality, pose, perch,...it's all here. I really enjoy seeing images of a Western Bluebirds, as it seems I see far fewer of them versus the Eastern Bluebirds...

[John Robinson]

I agree with Ian
Alittle something in the back would be nice . Pleasing image whatever.
JohnR

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Binu, I really like this angled perching pose, especially with the swept back wing position. Good eye contact, and I just love the pastel blues these guys have. Killer BG, and the berry in the beak puts this up a few notches. Did I mention, great choice of perch for your setup.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Killer good IQ. Great pose, perch, processing. Not much to improve here, perhpas a tad more room bottom (and right to retain ratio) to avoid the bottom leaf clipping the edge. I'm really liking the quality of your images Binu, great work.

[William Dickson]

Very lovely Binu

[gail bisson]

This is a beautiful image. Love the berry in the mouth and the wings up position.
I wish the berries at the bottom were not cut off. If you have a bit more room down below I would use it.
Gail

[Bill Dix]

A winner on all counts. Wing position, berry in mouth, techs, colors. Nicely done.

[Karl Egressy]

Very nice image, as the pose is great and the berry in the beak add to it.

[Diane Miller]

Excellent catch! Gorgeous pose and look!

What would you think about increasing the contrast a little (a Curve worked very well) and moving the temperature a little cooler? There appears to be some yellow cast.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular moment captured. Beautiful pose with berry in the beak,nice perch, BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Markus Jais]

Captured in the right moment. Wonderful wing pose. I like the berry in the bird's bill a lot.

Markus

[Binu John]

Thanks everyone!

[Binu John]

Thanks Diane! I'll play with curve and reduce the color cast using the Hue/Saturation adjustment.

Excellent catch! Gorgeous pose and look!

What would you think about increasing the contrast a little (a Curve worked very well) and moving the temperature a little cooler? There appears to be some yellow cast.

[mohammad reza shahab]

great with wing position and BG.nice perch & composition.