Black collared Barbet

[Jeni Williams]

Canon 40D lens. Canon 300mm f/4 with 1.4x
No Flash
Focal length 420mm
F/7.1
Exp. time 1/400sec.Metering mode: Pattern.
Manual mode.
Handheld- taken 2008/07/25 15h26:39

[Anita Rakestraw]

Hi, Jeni, what a pretty bird and I like that you caught him/her singing and with a catchlight in the eye. It looks pretty soft to me and has halos around it, perhaps from sharpening? Is this a large crop? You could probably eliminate the leaves and partial branch at the bottom; they are not adding anything to the composition.

[Doug Brown]

Great bird and nice singing pose Jeni! Eye contact is good, and the exposure is pretty good. The image is soft, and looks like it might be a big crop. For hand held shots at 420mm, try for a faster shutter speed if possible. You used ISO 320, but ISO 640 would have looked almost as good in terms of noise and would have given you 1/800 shutter speed. Thanks for posting!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeni - ditto all of the above - except I would add the use of a tripod if you have one would also help in a big way.

keep them coming.

:)

[Harold Davis]

i love the compo here, jeni!! agree with all above about the sharpness and their suggestions!! keep em coming!!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jeni Agree with suggestions

You sure caught a cool pose !! Sure hope you will have another go at it !!!