Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held image captured in local woodland. The lower branch on the LHS has been modified for presentation.
Model Name : OM-1, 150-400TC
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 1002.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 8000
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Shutter : 1/1600 sec
Aperture : F5.6

ACR/PSCC

[Colin Driscoll]

Nice shot, good detail but the bird is a little flat against the muted BG.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Colin, I agree with your observation, I was in two minds about brightening it up, in the end I decided to reflect the conditions.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... your call , brightening does not help !!!
Image is missing color and tonal range , as presented it does not work for me .... personal taste .
Pose is nice and classy for a Nuthatch .
What is the dead space above the bird good for ? Again your call

Basically a good solid capture

TFS Andreas

[Colin Driscoll]

How about this?

[Jonathan Ashton]

It's very attractive Colin it looks a lot better.

[Ian McLachlan]

It made quite a difference.