Impaled

[Ric Grupe]

House Sparrow just out of the pool he was washing in.



Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Metering mode: Partial
Drive mode: Continuous (high)
ISO: 400
Lens: EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x
Focal length: 560mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF

[Doug Brown]

Hi Ric! You've got good sharpness and eye contact here. I would definitely brighten up the bird, as it is underexposed. The title is cute, but I would do something about the stick coming out of the bird's head. That's an easy fix. Thanks for posting!

[Fabs Forns]

Great critique by Doug, and yes, it also looks too dark to me :)

[Arthur Morris]

Nice head angle. Your EXP problems began with your -1/3 stop of EC... When working against the sky, some plus compensation is almost always needed, and if the light is soft or if it is cloudy, you need to add lots of light. Lastly, you need to learn to check and evaluate each histogram... Recommended reading: Exposure Simplified in ABP II.