Grub's up.

[keith mitchell]

Northern Wheatear.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 300ml 2.8
1/100@F8
iso 200.

Thanks for taking a look, and your comments on my last post.

[John Cooper]

Lovely soft pastel tones throughout this composition Keith and the grub is the icing on the cake - nice one!

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Keith, I like the side profile and being on the stone, the tilt of the feet, having the grub is the bonus. A little stark for my taste although you do have a clean BKG and no distracting elements which is nice. Like the eye level POV. You do need to think though Keith about ISO & SS, 1/100 is a tad slow.

TFS
Steve

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, grub, IQ, clean BG and perch. I see a white strip in the lower right corner maybe from straightening the image that you can clone out. Very well done Keith.

[keith mitchell]

Thanks guys, Steve agree it does look a bit stark, things do look a lot different on my new monitor but will get used to it,(about ISO & SS, 1/100 is a tad slow)picture taken a while ago, Jim you are right about the straightening.


Cheers Keith.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot! Excellent pose, BG an perch. The prey item is a bonus. TFS

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very sweet capture with the grub adding to the overall feel. I'd add a bit more sharpening to the head and that's about it.

[christopher galeski]

nice one,grub in the beak a bonus.TFS.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Keith, this fellow seems to be pretty proud showing off his grub ( pun intended ) Great detail on the Wheatear, and what lovely smooth clean BG. Maybe adding a touch of contrast wont harm the image, and if this were mine, I would take a bit off the bottom.

[David Salem]

Sweet shot Keith. The bird looks great and the techs are perfect. I like the rock perch and the BG looks cool too. I love images with something besides the bird itself so this big old grub takes the cake for me.
Well done

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice profile pose, beautiful colors, perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.