Stonechat

[Peregrine Craig Nash]

Slightly frustrating having the out of focus branch in front of the post. Taken as sun was setting. 1d2n ef400f5.6

[Doug Brown]

Nice job with the exposure and sharpness. The bright BG could be darkened a bit, as it tends to overpower the darker areas of the bird's plumage. The OOF stuff in the LLC is a bummer, and likely prevented you from recropping; this image would work better as a horizontal crop with more room on the left. Thanks for posting!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Pretty bird and great details. The angle is a bit steep and the perch overpowers the image. I like Doug's crop idea and might try to get some more details in the blacks.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely plumage details. Agree with Doug's comments re crop and Axel's re opening up the darks. Real pity about the OOF stuff.