more from Socal in nov.

[Ian McLachlan]

This was shot with David Salem from his truck a few weeks ago. Have taken out a branch and tried not to over sharpen.

1dx
1/3200
840mm
6.3
iso800
h.h.
30%crop
All c&c very welcome.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose and light Ian, the head is a bit oversharpened and shows some artifacts, everything else is great

TFS

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Nice dynamic pose and good back ground. I am not familiar with this species so can`t really comment on it`s colour etc. Overall a very pleasing image.

[Bill Dix]

What a beautiful pose in terrific light. Nicely exposed.

[Isaac Grant]

I love the pose, perch and background. Those spread wings are great. However I think that the colors are too muted. Having seen thousands of these birds including one today, I have never seen one that looks as dull as this one. If mine I would up the saturation on this shot to bring out more of the beauty of this fine lady. Their breasts are more of an orange color, their heads are a deeper slatey blue. An easy fix for an otherwise beauty of a shot. Looking forward to more

[Ian McLachlan]

Thanks all.I agree Isaac. Have done so ,should have done it before but had not corrected it enough.

[Doug Brown]

Like the pose and eye contact. I agree with Isaac that the colors look somewhat subdued. Also I think there's a cloning artifact to the left of the base of the perch.

[Marina Scarr]

Looks as though you may have been shooting with Mr. Salem. Unique pose. Agree the colors need a pop.

[David Salem]

Great looking landing pose of our little lady Ian. The details look great and I do agree with the others on a bit more pop.
Decrease the exposure a little and then add some more saturation to it and I think you will like it better.
Well done and looking forward to more from our fun time together!

[Frank Schauf]

Great light and super capture.

[John Mack]

Very nice like the pose & light.