Pale Thrush (Turdus Pallidus)

[Rene' Villela]

Good evening!
First of all I am not 100% sure about the ID. Hopefully some one could confirm it or correct it for me. Thanks!

I wasn't able to get a better BG and i didn't think it was a good idea to clone it either so I left it as is. I like the pose, he was checking me out or maybe he is just a Nikon fan :)

Comments and advices are welcome! thank you!

Nikon D300 - AFS 300 f/4 - TC17eII, AP f/6.7, 1/60s, ISO Auto 220.

[Doug Brown]

Nice low angle Rene. The head angle could be better IMO; either looking right at you or a nice profile. This is somewhere in between the two. I don't mind the BG at all. Can't help you with the ID.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Angle and exposure control look good, although there is a bit of 'steel eye'. Head turn has been mentioned and I can't help with the ID, either.

[Arthur Morris]

No clue on the species.... I like the head angle and the quizzical look. If you could have gotten even an inch lower you would have placed the head against the more distamnt and therefore softer background. I slight contrast boost might be in order. The single leaf merging with the belly is unfortunate. Lefter and lower if possible would have been great.

[Rene' Villela]

Uhmmm! I like the head angle coz he was really checking me out.

Axel... Sorry but what's "steel eye"?

Here is another shot, The head angle here is more like what we would expect and the leave on the belly is gone too. :)

Thank you for your comments!

[Arthur Morris]

A more conventional head angle loses the inqiusitive look. The same leaf still bugs me even though it does not merge with the belly... Again, inches lower would have been much better if possible.