Eastern Kingbird.

[Karl Egressy]

Taken at 7 PM under cloudy sky.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 500 M2
ISO 1250
1/500 s
f 4.5
Hand Held

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Beautiful soft light Karl. I love the comp too. I think it all works well.
I always thought your name was Hungarian, so checked your profile and there....
Best from Oz

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful soft light Karl. I love the comp too. I think it all works well.
I always thought your name was Hungarian, so checked your profile and there....
Best from Oz

Thanks, Akos. You are right about my name. (Egressy)
Well, Akos is a good Hungarian name as well.

[Lorant Voros]

Just the keep the Hungarian influence strong here is another comment:).

I love the mood of this image with the soft light and the environment. The cloudy days can present different opportunities. Good work, Karl.

[Ian Wilson]

One of my oldest friends is also Hungarian and a great trouble-maker. Not sure I want be part of this conversation. I will back out by saying beautiful composition, light, textures and palette. Good work Karl. Regards, Ian

[arash_hazeghi]

The inclusion of elements from the habitat (just the right amount) makes this image beautiful and unique, good details/sharpness.

I would get rid of the lone strand that is touching the feet (small detail but it enhances the image). everything else is good, it does appear to have a magenta cast on my screen

TFS

[Karl Egressy]

The inclusion of elements from the habitat (just the right amount) makes this image beautiful and unique, good details/sharpness.

I would get rid of the lone strand that is touching the feet (small detail but it enhances the image). everything else is good, it does appear to have a magenta cast on my screen

TFS

Thanks Arash.

Here is the one with magenta and strand of vegetation removed.

[gail bisson]

Hi Karl,
What a beautiful environmental image. The grasses are lovely.
Great POV and lovely head turn.
IQ is excellent.
I think the image has a blue cast as opposed to a magenta cast. The colors on the bird look too blue/purple to me. Here in NS, the bird is greyer.
TFS,
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Hi Karl,
What a beautiful environmental image. The grasses are lovely.
Great POV and lovely head turn.
IQ is excellent.
I think the image has a blue cast as opposed to a magenta cast. The colors on the bird look too blue/purple to me. Here in NS, the bird is greyer.
TFS,
Gail

Thanks Gail.
I removed most of the blue. When I went to 100 percent with the removal, it started looking not very good, so I went back to about sixty percent.

[Shawn Zierman]

I love the mix of grasses/plants and the nice airy feel to the setting...You see so many images of this species on fenceposts and wire, that I really appreciate the perch here....The whites on the belly and throat are a bit blue, but the whites on the tail tip look perfectly...just had to do with the light source I guess, even though it appears quite diffused. Composition wise, I prefer the original post.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Love the feel of this image and the fg/bg grass adds a lot. Lovely environmental image, perfect DOF and head turn. It looked a bit blue to me too.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the setting, composition, HA, IQ and BG. I too think its a bit on the blue side. Very well done Karl!