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    Default Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

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    I was looking for Short eared owls but no luck, whilst I was waiting there was a pair of obliging Stonechat. I think the prey item is a hairy moth caterpillar. I am not sure if a faster SS would have been beneficial it was blowing quite strongly.

    Olympus E-M1X
    Focal Length : 420.0mm
    Focal length in 35 mm film : 841.0mm
    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO : 6400
    Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
    Shutter : 1/1600 sec
    Aperture : F5.6

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    Love this scene with prey item adding even more. Looks like shutter speed was enough and love the BG as well. Minor nit, wish you pointed down a little more but love it as is. TFS

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    Jon:

    David hit the main points. Prey item does add sig. interest. Nice color palette, yes a bit of a crop from the top for my tastes.

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    Shutter speed doesn't seem to be an issue here as bird is nice and sharp. Prey adds interest, and I think the perch is pretty cool; it's a bit busy but it's a perfect representation of how this bird appears in the wild. Background is really nice as well. Frame feels a bit cool, so I might warm it a touch.

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    Jon, so lots to like here IMO.

    For starters, the mottled bkg is great. And for a dead perch, this one does have quite a lot of interest.

    Now the pose of the subject is just great and the grub/caterpillar is super!! I like the processing on the detail and sharpness front.

    The image as a whole does feel a touch muted on the saturation front and maybe slightly cold, but I know we all have slightly different opinions on that front. May be worth one last run through though.

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    Thanks everyone for your comments, I agree the colours do look a little pale, they were boosted somewhat as presented. Like many days in winter in this location it was cold and partly misty and rather dull. As it urns out I have a very similar image of this bird's mate, I'll have another look at that and perhaps post it though of course the female has less colour than the male.

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