Rosy-throated Longclaw

[Ian Wilson]

Captured in the Buffalo Grass at the mouth of the Mkuze River, KZN, South Africa, 30 March, 2015.

Canon 5DIII + 600 mm f/4 II + 1.4x III extender, hand-held from a vehicle.
Manual, spot metering, spot AF, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, ISO 1250.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome and appreciated. Regards,
Ian

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I suspect you had cropped from the horizontal frame right? Perhaps you have a touch more room for the invisible tail.
A slightly better HA would improve the image. I like how the bird contrasts against the grass it's in. The OOF areas in front lead the eye nicely to the bird.
A very pleasing image IMO.

[stuart wanuck]

like it agree with tail exposure if possible

[Daniel Cadieux]

The bird's colour looks great against the grassy habitat! Good vertical composition, and nice details. I'd be tempted to either darken or eliminate the bright grass at left edge as it grabs my eye. Just a wee bit more head turn our way would have been nice, but still a fine image.

[gail bisson]

Lovely colors and I agree with a bit more room for the virtual tail.
Great habitat shot,
gail

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, details, setting and how the birds stands out against the grass. I agree with comp suggestions. Very well done Ian!

[adrian dancy]

Well executed image. I would have preferred a very narrow DOF to mitigate the dominance of the grasses.

[Shawn Zierman]

What a gorgeous bird! First time seeing this species, and the setting you managed to photograph it in is really nice. It appears you really lucked out in regards to no stray grasses crossing the bird in any unpleasant way....a thing that is most difficult to avoid in this type of setting. Lovely hand held work from a vehicle!

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone - great to receive such helpful feedback. Warm regards, Ian