Just a local resident that is oft neglected in favour of northern visitors in the winter and other migrants in spring/summer/fall. Taken near a feeder set-up. There was originally a blueish cast on this fella (possibly caused by the reflecting snow below - and seeing as there is no blue at all on this species I knew I could desaturate the blue and cyan channels completely without affecting the natural colouration:)
Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, 1/640s., f/7.1, ISO 640, no EC, natural light, handheld, ~80% full-frame.
Daniel, this is a very cool pose! The tree cropped on the left side and the bird looking to the right really work for me...something a bit different for this common species. You nailed the exposure and kept a lot of detail in the black. Your blue/cyan desaturation resulted in a warmer image...love it! A little bit more room on the bottom would be nice, but this is still a very nice image. Good work!
In addition to all the good points that the others have mentioned, I like the way the tree is angled. A completely straight tree would be much less visually interesting. I too would like a bit more room at the bottom.
Nice one Daniel. I find this a challenging species but you've presented it very well. You picked nice flat light, a great BG, and a not-too-intrusive tree trunk to present the bird and it works really well. Sharpness throughout is great too. I agree that a smidge more room at the top would be optimal.
Love the pose, and the COMP that gives him lots of room in front. You might try lightening the iris a bit and eliminating the tiny bit of curled bark at the top of the frame.... And love, love, love the BKGR.
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Nice and sharp and the comp works great for me, there is a small piece of looks like peeled back bark right at the top of the branch that is a bit distracting and not sure about the size of font for your signature.
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