Nuthatch

[MiroslavMaric]

5DIII, 600II IS L, TC 1.4 III, tripod + gimbal, f/7.1, 1/1000s, ISO800,
Light: natural,
Natural perch + seed holder,
PP: NR of BG, selective microcontrast,
Total photo size: 4574 x 2850 pixels,
Location: Velebit mountain, Croatia, August 2014.



Thanks for viewing and CC.

Cheers!
Miro

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice pose with seed in the beak, beautiful colors, great details and nice bg.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ian Wilson]

Nice work Miro. Good composition with natural focus of attention on the bird's face and food item. I prefer a little oof background variation when possible otherwise all good for me. Regards, Ian.

[gary ellwein]

Excellent techs with great feather detail. I like the birds intense expression and the seed in the beak.

[MiroslavMaric]

Thanks to everyone!

I prefer a little oof background variation when possible

Yes, I agree, it looks like in the studio.

Cheers!
Miro

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Miro , very nice pose and comp . Like the overall color/contrast and i am fine with the very pleasing BKG, enough variation albeit subtle for me.
I would just knock back the blues in general but lesser in the bird.And i would lessen the micro contrast in the twig , specially in the FG
TFS Andreas

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb sharpness, composition and details. I agree with Andreas regarding the blues. Love that BG and the seed!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Sweet little nuthatch. Nice view of the claws. I like the seed at the tip of the bill. Good BG, and excellent details. Two issues for me: head angle, and tail/perch merger. Other than that, sweet image.

[MiroslavMaric]

Thanks to everyone!

I would just knock back the blues in general but lesser in the bird.

Yes Andreas, I agree, I did below some color balance and add some blur to the twig.

Two issues for me: head angle, and tail/perch merger.

Thanks Daniel, yes the head angle and the tail/perch merge are issues too. I hope nuthatch will be ready to repeat the action to deserve more food.



Cheers!

Miro