Isabelline Wheatear

[Dvir Barkay]

A Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) I believe sits out a passing shower. Needed some wildlife images for my Pindus Mountains project in my website, its a new project I am working on. My last visit yielded very little wildlife, and no elusive Brown Bear, so had to do with this haha. I left in the rain drops although I am sure I will be told to remove them, totally open to critics with this one, as I want to try making it better as much as I can.

1DmrkIII, Canon 300/2.8 L IS with x2TC, F/6.3, ISO 800, 50%crop, Pindus NP in Greece, 2014

[John Cooper]

An interesting composition Dvir and I don't mind the rain drops here. Just wondering if the Wheatear would benefit from another round of sharpening.

[keith mitchell]

Agree with John, composition and habitat look fine as does the hint of rain ,the bird itself looks a tad soft.

Keith.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the shot, I can see why you have cropped as you did to include the attractive mosses. The trouble is that the bird seems a little too far over to the left to me, I know it seems a shame but I think I would try cropping to exclude the three peripheral mosses to see what the composition would look like.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dvir, well placed in the frame, and I do like the colours in the upper BG. I dont mind the raindrops, but maybe seeing more would have worked better.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot! Excellent pose, composition and BG! I like the raindrops, I wouldn't clone them out.