House Wren

[Mike Lentz]

A current employee of my backyard. :o I keep him well fed and he gives me generous photo ops.
Taken with the recently purchased D300, I am liking this camera! :)



Nikon D300 ~ Nikkor 300mm F/2.8 ~ on tripod
ISO 400 ~ F/5.6 ~ 1/1250 sec ~ - 2/3 EV

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice setting, pose and details. Maybe a bit more room at the top. Do these flowers grow there or is it a setup?

[Alfred Forns]

Congrats on your new camera Mike !!! Nice perch and what a treat having such an employee I like the eye contact but prefer a different pose. Nothing wrong with ii at all just like more sideways view Excellent Mike !!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'd like to see what this perch looks like in early morning or late afternoon light! Looks like it could be toned down a bit. I like the slightly open wings.

[Mike Lentz]

I like the eye contact but prefer a different pose.

I hope its okay to post another image from this "setup" in the thread to get more feedback.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Mike, I much prefer #2 especially for the toned down perch. Aside from that, I think that it is an all-around better image... The bird is bigger in the frame, and it is singing.

[Jody Melanson]

I prefer the 2nd one also, Mike! I agree with Artie on all points.

[Sharna Lee]

Beautiful images. I too prefer the second image because of the framing too.
They are both very sharp though in all the right places. Eyes, face, upper body. And that bg is gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing. Congrats on the new gear. We all love when that happens. ;)

Sharna

[Juan Aragonés]

Mike another vote for the second version!