Stonechat

[Joe Murphy]

Shot on my local patch


Canon 7D
Canon 400mm 5.6
f/5.6, (1/1000)
ISO 800
WB - Auto
Manual Exposure
Hand Held.

[Jonathan Ashton]

That is one fine shot of a stonechat, lovely details in the dark and light plumage, excellent colour palette.

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

Sorry I missed this one, and I agree completely with Jon, a fine image. Good dof for entire bird, colors wonderful, perch interesting without being overpowering.

Just for personal taste, I could see a version with the small clump of vegetation that is free standing on the lower left side of the clump removed. It really jumps out from the bg because of its isolation from the mass.

Cheers

Randy