Yellow-breasted Chat

[Jack Backs]

Taken the previous spring. I've always struggled catching this species out of the dense brush they seem to prefer around here.
This bird was quite close and I was having trouble tracking it at 700mm on a crop sensor. I was using single point focus set dead
center as they never seem to stay in one spot for more than a second or two. It was apparently luck that the bird was in focus
as this image was cropped from the very bottom of the raw file and below the AF point. I did clone out a few OOF branches/foliage.
I know it's tight.
Nikon D500/500mmF4VRII/TC-14EIII
F8, 1/640s, iso320

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

It is a bit too tight for me. You can try to see if can add canvas at the top and bottom or else try to closer crop if that helps.

TFS

[John Mack]

Cool pose on the bird with a good pose and nice perch. It is too tight in the frame. Needs some breathing room.