Alder Flycatcher with insect wing

[gail bisson]

Took this last month. Things are really quiet now in Nova Scotia. Just waiting for shorebird season to start up!
Canon 1 DX3 600mm and 1.4 x.
1/800 F7.1 ISO 1600
Crop from landscape to full vertical.
PP: Nothing added or cloned. Reduced the yellows in HSL tab.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from,
Gail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Beautiful calling pose, Gail. Great perch for this beauty, and I'm liking the background a lot. Beautiful overcast light, and very nice detail.


Geoffrey




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[annmpacheco]

"finish your dinner!" lovely capture, good call on reducing the yellows, would like a bit more on left side if you have it. I like the BG and the spruce perch. Sweet lil flycatcher, nicely done.

[David Roach]

Awesome perch, light and pose. If this is your doldrums, can't wait for the good stuff. TFS

[Brian Sump]

Gail, super timing here. Love the wingtip as it's a subtle but impactful detail and a fair exchange for losing the tip of the tail.

When looking at the whole image I would tend to agree with Ann to bring yellows down a touch more, however the whites on the breast and neck look nice.

Crop works well and... I actually think the signature looks cool there :-)

[dankearl]

Nice call and perch, I think brushing out the bright white spots above would improve the image...

[Bill Dix]

Lovely pose, perch and BG. Nicely done. I'm with Dan; slightly toning down the white spots with a pale green brush might make them less distracting.

[Jay Ing]

Gail you just put up some of the most lovely stuff. Wow - what I frame! I'd like it better without the wing myself - but it's likely the calling card for others. No matter ... just great. TFS.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome! That insect wing, although so small, adds so much to the image. I'm with Dan about the whites in the BG, but all else is very beautiful and well presented.