Reed Bunting

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/5.6
1/400
ISO 2500

Still struggling for decent light where I live

Thanks for looking, and for viewing, commenting on the Sunset Cygnet. Much appreciated

Will

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent pose captured in soft light, Will. I would loose the long OOF stem going towards the breast of the bird on the left.

[Satish Ranadive]

Superb image in low lights. Very nice pose, details looks beautiful, nice BG.
I am not sure about composition, but I will prefer horizontal, thought it looks beautiful.


Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird, pose and perch. I agree with Karl on removing that one grass b/c it really grabs the eye.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Excellent details and pose. I like the comp too. Great IQ given the ISO. Well done.

[dennis greenwood]

Too central for me Will, personal choice and as others have said couple of loose stems removed would help....

[Diane Miller]

Very nice! I'll trade some of my harsh light for your soft light!

Agree on that OOF stem -- but it's a lovely shot either way!

[gail bisson]

I really like this.
Great IQ on the bird.
As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted the OOF bright leaf approaching the breast to be removed. Glad to see the others agree.
Perfect HA.
Well done,
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

Another little gem Will I like the composition and setting. I enjoyed the image.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Beautiful bird and I love the high in the frame placement. The perch and the blades or grass all around are lovely. Nice light and BG.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice image, Wil. I like the composition, color, and feather detail. I echo the comments regarding the out of focus leaf. Thank you for sharing.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Will good to see you getting out and about, irrespective of the weather.

I would still push that ISO for more SS, not much difference in IQ, but the image would be better. The environment 'is what it is', a very natural location one. If this is cropped then I might thing about making it slightly smaller in frame, doesn't always have to fill the frame.

TFS
Steve

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments guys. Much appreciated

Will