Wheatear Fledgling

[gail bisson]

Iceland June 2019
Canon 5 D MK IV 600mm v3 and 1.4 x v 3 tele
ISO 1600 F 8 SS 1/2000 HH
SS was high because parents were coming in to feed and I was anticipating the action. (They did come to feed chicks but I did not get great HA's).
Crop to ~ 75% FF. Nothing added or cloned
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[dankearl]

I like the vegetation and pose, BG is very nice, the light looks pretty flat (Iceland...)
so it is tough to make the image have your usual pop I think.

[annmpacheco]

Hello Gail, I looked at this earlier and then came back to it and my . suggestion is a few points of black. The young one looks flat against that beautifully flat BG... I'm looking for a little pop. There is a smidge of something vertical on top of the head...

[gail bisson]

That smidge of something vertical is a wispy down feather! Easy to clone out.
Added a couple of points of blacks to the neutrals on the JPEG. The TIFF is on my external hard drive at home! Would look better I am sure if I had the RAW or TIFF but this will do in a pinch!

[David Salem]

This is just about a perfect shot of this species. Details, exposure, pose, perch and BG all look great. The added few points of black helps out the image and I wouldn't be afraid to add some more saturation too. Well done on this one Gail.

[arash_hazeghi]

sharp with a good HA, the whites on the ground are a hot and a bit contrasty, I can't make it what it is (sand, pebbles, salty rock, snow?) , maybe a bit of highlight recovery would help.

TFS

[John Mack]

Everything looks spot on here. Like the look back pose and that sweet background.