Hey bud

[Dieter Schaefer]

D200 with 300/4 AF-S and TC-17EII, 1/1000s, f6.7, ISO 280, -2/3 EV, matrix metering, SB-600 flash with Better Beamer (am actually wondering whether the flash data are stored somewhere in the EXIF?) Image horizontally flipped from original orientation, cropped only from right and bottom.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition and eye contact. I might sharpen the bird a bit more and apply NR on the BG.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Dieter I like it a lot Would suggest going even tighter by cropping from the bottom. Excellent bird placement in frame. I really like eye's position !!!

[Dieter Schaefer]

Thanks Axel and Alfred, here is the version with additional sharpening, NR on BG, and I also lost half the space below the bird.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great, I like the repost even better.