Yellow Bunting aka Yellow Hammer

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/5.6
1/2000
ISO 1600

Thanks for looking and for all the views and comments on my Reed Bunting. Very much appreciated

Will

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the image overall with a beautiful species, but I find that the fine detail is not there and a bit coarse. Large crop maybe?

[Ian Wilson]

Great calling pose Will. The bird does seem a wee bit down on IQ for your gear. I wonder if a little smaller in the frame would help with 3:2 proportions? Regards, Ian.

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments guys, I found the perch a wee bit awkward to deal with, here is a different crop

[keith mitchell]

Got to say I prefer the second version Will.

Keith.

[Jonathan Ashton]

My first reaction was is this a big crop? The repost is much better, I would consider making it 16:9 to improve quality even more.

[MiroslavMaric]

Yes, 2nd version is better. Like the light and bird pose. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[Ian Wilson]

Re-post looks better Will. Good suggestion from Jon. A little darker background might be helpful to to make the bird and foliage 'pop' but would involve a lot of selection work. Regards, Ian.