Feeding Moorhen

[Iain Barker]

I took a few images of this moorhen feeding.
I wish it hadn't been angled away slightly but thought the tongue out and water droplets made it an interesting image.

Nikon D7000 300mm f4 af + 1.4x tc. ISO800 1/320 sec f7.1, beanbag on hide window.

Any C&C welcome.

[Aidan Briggs]

To soft light is nice and the exposure correct, but it doesn't work for me as a whole because of the angle and overly tight composition. I would have taken of the tc in this situation.

Keep them coming!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the exposure and details on the flanks (where critical focus seems to be). I also like the water beads n the back. Yes to being too tight in the frame and the head angled away is not ideal - as you already know.

[Iain Barker]

Thanks for the feedback I hadn't really considered the composition being too tight as I normally have the opposite problem. It gives me something to think about next time I get this close.

[Raybel Robles]

I also agree with he above comments. I think the bird is too large in the frame and the head angle is not ideal.

[keith mitchell]

Agree about the composition and also what you say Iain( Thanks for the feedback I hadn't really considered the composition being too tight as I normally have the opposite problem)it's something that I often think about. The head looks a bit soft but you have some nice detail on the bird and I do like the water droplets.
Cheers Keith.

[Diane Miller]

Sometimes things are a bit tight in the frame -- sometimes it's hard to move or change lenses. But for the image as captured, I think a slight desaturation (and/or maybe hue change) in the yellows would improve the BG a little. (Might be necessary to mask out the bird and especially the beak.)