Early spring?

[Jay Shah]

Oriental White Eye looks as pleasantly surprised as I since only this cherry tree blossomed in late December -- too early for spring in the mountains of Southwest China. Nikon D500, 600 mm F4 lens, f4, 1/8000 sec, ISO 1600 ( due to bright sun there was wide dynamic range and little time to adjust between the shots as birds were rapidly jumping from one branch to the other).

[John Mack]

I like the flowers and the background the bird looks a little soft especially the eye.

[Bill Dix]

Nice alert pose, and beautiful flowers and bg. It appears the focus point may have been on the flowers.

[Jay Shah]

Bill & John,

Thanks for your comments. And yes, both of you are spot-on. Eye does look soft. I went back and checked master file. I only have one image, so bird must have been there for a fraction and looks like I got my focus point on the flowers and at F4 there was not enough depth of field. Sharp eyes!!

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely subject and perch. Agree your focal point is not on the bird since it's not sharp. Remember when you are photographing birds, to attempt to focus on their eyes. If there eye is sharp, you're usually good. I would also consider when setting up your nest shoot, to try to keep your subject out of the center of the frame. This bird would have looked better moved to the left of the frame.

[Mike Singh]

Lovely!


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