Blackbird

[John Robinson]

Blackbird
I find it amazing that abird with so little real "colour" can be so attractive ! Well I reckon they are anyway
Kitchen window(in between washing up !) Background is light snow and frost in hawthorn bushes.
Small blurred blue tits taken out of background. Thats the troube with garden feeder set ups.
D200
800ISO 125th @f9 70% of full image
Spot meter on bird.
Curves
Image guru
Thanks for comments on last pic
Cheers
JohnR

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image, John.
Very nicely exposed blacks. Superb look back pose with fanned tail feathers.
Blackbird is nicely pops up against BG, though we call it as bushy. Perfectly fits for the theme.
Nice composition too.

Regards,
Satish.

[John Robinson]

Thanks Satish
I like that !- certainly is "bushy" Now the snow has gone the bits of hazel are covered in Catkins
John

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, pose works well, and I like the fanned tail. Excellent exposure on the blacks, showing good feather detail. The bird certainly does pop from your BG, and better BG would have been even better.

[John Robinson]

Thanks Stu
I was rather pleased with the BG. - and it saved chopping a big hedge down !
John

[Ivan Ellison]

It does indeed "pop" from the bg, love the fanned tail and the detail you have captured is wonderful. well done

[John Robinson]

Thanks Ivan. Appreciated.
John