House Wren - warning pose (first post)

[Garry Coldwells]

Shot at Bronte Creek Provincial Park.
7/25/2008 10:02:38

Canon EOS 30D
1/640Sec.
F7.1
Evaluative metering
ISO 400
EF500mm f/4L IS USM

[Ramon M. Casares]

Well first, hello and welcome! I hope you are confortable here :)
Know I see the subject a bit soft, and the light looks harsh, BG and perch are great and the bird's pose is excellent too, I would also try to de-center the bird a bit. Congratulations and again, welcome to BPN!

[Garry Coldwells]

Ramon,

All great input, I will rework it and look again. Thanks.

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[Tony Whitehead]

Welcome Garry. I agree with Ramon regarding decentering a bit - I would probably crop off some from the right and may add a little on the left. The softness can probably be solved by optimising your sharpening for web presentation. Great BG. Look forward to more of your shots

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, Garry! Very nice first post. I like the calling pose, raised tail and BG. You could put the bird further to the right in the frame, sharpen it a bit more and tone down the bright areas on the perch a bit. I would also apply some noise reduction on the BG. Keep them coming!

[Doug Brown]

Welcome Garry! You caught the bird in a great pose; love the tail feathers and the open beak. Excellent advice from the others, so nothing much to add. Look forward to many more photo submissions from you here on BPN!