Tree Swallow

[Tim Harding]

Perch set up near nest box



5D Mk3 | 500mm f/4 IS + 1.4x TC
1/1600 @ f/5.6 ISO 1000 HH

Highlight and shadow sliders in DPP4
Dodge around the eye in PS
Slight crop to remove fence wire at bottom of frame
USM on JPEG

comments and suggestions appreciated.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Looks just a little over sharpened and seems to be lacking any real detail in the folded primaries.
I love the perch and BG. Really beautiful. And not mentioning the shiny blue plumage. Lovely photo Tim!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful pose and lichen-covered perch. Nice green BG. I could see the subject smaller in the frame, and I do see some colour noise on the plumage on the back and head.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely subject, pose, perch and BG. I do see a version of this bird slightly smaller in the frame and a little more to the left, since he appears a bit centered. Your exposure looks spot on with great details in the chin and blacks. I agree the bird appears to be slightly oversharpened. The tail feathers I am guessing are OOF b/c they are not on the same plane as the bird's head.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Beautiful pose, and a very attractive perch. I like the background here. Agree thete is a lack of detail in the primaries.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the perch, pose and clean BG. I agree with comments above regarding sharpening and DOF issues.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness, Tim.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose, perch and background. Looks really nice.