Couch's Kingbird

[D. Robert Franz]

From this spring in TX

Canon 1d3, EF 500mmF4IS, 1.4X, ISO 500, 1/1600 @ F5.6

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the attentive pose, light, details, perch and BG and might give it a bit more room. Thanks for sharing!

[D. Robert Franz]

I like the attentive pose, light, details, perch and BG and might give it a bit more room. Thanks for sharing!

This is full frame... I was framed for a smaller Brown headed flycatcher when this one came in and chased it away and I was in a blind so I didn't have time to take off the converter...... Oh well I could add canvas....

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Robert,
Seems his head is a little big for his body. I like the streamlined body pose and head angle of this one.
Steve

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wonderful alert pose and great eye contact as well as a killer BG. I do agree with Axel that a tad more canvas would strengthen this image.

[Grace Scalzo]

What a beautiful, sharp image with a smooth bg. I learned from a framer that you can visually add canvas by properly matting with a matching color to fool the eye, which is what I might try if you plan to print and frame. (Or you could just do it the PS way).

[Vincent Grafhorst]

What a fantastic pose Robert! Awesome details and BG too.

[Matthew Studebaker]

wow - incredible perch, bg, detail. One of my favorite flycatcher shots.