California Thrasher

[Neil Losin]

Hi all,
Here's one from yesterday. Franklin Canyon Park, Los Angeles. For full disclosure, I used a bit of playback to coax this guy onto an open perch.

40D, 500/4 + 1.4x
ISO 320, 1/500s at f/9 (fill flash -2)
98% of full frame

All comments appreciated!

[Satie Sharma]

Sweet shot, Neil. I really like the setting here. Excellent detail and techs too. I would place the bird slightly higher and more to the right in the frame. But that's just personal. Great stuff.:)

[Neil Losin]

Hmm... I'm not seeing a thumbnail of my image in the forum page. I'm new to this forum -- is there something I'm doing wrong that's preventing my image showing up w/ a thumbnail? Thanks :)

[James Salywoda]

A very nice shot Neil I like the pose and detail captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Raymond Barlow]

really cool shot Neil., nicely done.

[Fredrik Mork]

Cool bird. I like the patches of shadow on the twig. I could have liked a composition with the bird further up in the frame, but not more to the right. This would allow the leaves in the lower right to come into the picture more clearly, and I like how they sort of repeat the curved shape of the bird's bill.