Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Something a little different, I am curious to see what you think.

Olympus OMD EM1X & 300mm f4 (600mm equivalent)
ISO 400, -2.0EV, 1/2000 sec, f5.6

ACR/PSCC

[Arthur Morris]

Very nice. I could do without the light green in front of and below the bird. The detail in the folded wing and the coverts are great and look a bit sharper to my eye than the face.

with love, a

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... very nice beam of light on the subject .
You made the best out of the " harsh light " IMHO .
Love the reflecting blue/cyan in the plumage . Sharpness and overall IQ is very good ... well done Jon .

Wondering where the posterization is coming from , albeit it does look better when looking in PS .

TFS Andreas

[William Dickson]

Well captured Jon....these birds I think are underrated as photography goes....When nice light is on them, they sparkle....Lovely frame.

Will

[Jay Ing]

I'm so eager for our Starlings to be ready to shoot. My sister hates them because they're so mean to other birds/nests etc... but I find them very beautiful. Really nice shot. Dig the perch too.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the comments everyone, glad you thought OK.
Artie I suspected the green areas may not be everyone's cup of tea, that was one of my reasons for submitting - to gauge reaction. I could sharpen the eye area a little more, there was hardly any sharpening applied to the image other than at raw conversion.
Andreas, I am looking carefully at the image and I cannot see posterisation. (??)

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... you might remember your observation regarding posterization in one of Steve K´s postings .... believe it or not

[John Mack]

Looks good to me. Great pose. The dark background is nice.