Snowy Portrait

[Art Kornienko]

This isn't a crop. I wanted to see how close I could get by crawling on my stomach. It came to about 10 feet. I couldn't get the 1.4 off the camera once I started the exercise, hence the close-up. I know this will be very tight for some, but thought it was interesting to post nonetheless. Conditions were overcast, late in the afternoon, with just a very faint hint of sun peeking through a small hole in the clouds. Taken today -15C.
Absolutely no bait used.

50D, 300 F4LIS + Kenko 1.4TC., ISO 400, F5.6, 1/500, +2.3 EC.

[DustinFinn]

Yes, most, if not everyone will talk about how tight it is...

I will say, I love this type of work, but I am in the minority...

nice work with the approach, always glad to hear about the slow and low approach and I hope to see it more this spring and summer...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This must be a very cooperative model. I don't mind the tight crop, it looks as if the critical focus is on the shoulder, wider DOF would have made it even better.

[Fabs Forns]

Hehehe, his graduation picture. I like the crop also.

[John Blumenkamp]

A nice frame filled image in my opinion... I like the variation of the background from top to bottom.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wonderfully framed in my opinion. Good job and great stalking paid off! :)

[Arthur Morris]

Great stalking technique. I love the eyes but would like to see a bit more room left and above.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I like this type of tight crops, I think in this case it works IMO. Love the detail on the feathers and the lovely look, it is one of my dreams to photograph this species! If something, I would try to tone down the upper BG. Congratulations!