Eastern Kingbird

[Sid Overbey]

Another shot from the Chicago Botanic Garden over the weekend. I only saw a couple of these guys.
Camera Model: NIKON D70
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 6.7
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
Lens: 300mm+1.7TC

Thanks for looking and all comments.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Uh oh! Better look out for the HAP:
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ead.php?t=7781

Exposure looks good, but the OOF branches in the BG are somewhat distracting. I'd also crop some off the top.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice exposure control and details. I would prefer a lower angle and better head angle. The branches in the BG are not too distracting for my taste.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Sid,
I like your composition here. It would have been better if the head angle were looking at you. In addition, the fused out branches in the background and especially the ones touching your bird are distracting...:eek:... I would clone them all out and use the nice pale blue sky as you natural backdrop...:D

[Freddy Franzella]

Nice exposure and detail! agree about the branches and there seems to be some noise in the background.