Theme: Wilson's Snipe.

[Karl Egressy]

It's good to have this theme.
Not much to photograph right now so I reach back to older files.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS +1.4x
ISO 800
f7.1
1/1600 s

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great perch, pose and framing Karl.
A very suitable contender for the theme IMO.
Cheers mate

[arash_hazeghi]

nice soft light and details, I really like the weathered perch too. a slight head turn towards us would have been ideal

TFS

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely perch and BG really makes the plumage pop, Karl. I might do a little selective work on the eye to darken the pupil a bit.

[christopher galeski]

very nice Karl,great perch,nice BG and pose,agree with Tony about the eye,TFS.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice image, Karl. I like everything about it. Thank you for sharing.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, a great subject for the theme, and I really like the detail on the Snipe. The Snipe couldnt have picked a better perch, and love the colours in the BG.

[gail bisson]

Great BG and perch.
Really like the weathered post he is on.
I agree about darkening the eye and I might reduce the contrast a bit as well.
Gail

[adrian dancy]

All looks good to me Karl. Well balanced composition and techs look good. Contrast for this size image seems about right or within limits to me IMHO.

[dankearl]

It is a nice portrait and theme entry for sure.
I agree about reducing the contrast...

[Satish Ranadive]

All has been said.
Magnificent image. Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Karl! I like the perch, pose, BG, composition and slightly open bill. I agree with darkening the pupil.

[keith mitchell]

Karl a very nice shot of a difficult bird to photograph, nice perch , and pose and all sitting on a good looking bg,excellent work.

Keith.