Australian Reed Warbler

[Rob Drummond]

Bit of a scrappy individual unfortunately

canon1d2n 500/f4 and 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/1600 exp comp -1/3

cheers Rob

[Blake Shadle]

The scrap gives him character, Rob :) Very well done. Tack sharp, well exposed, nice background, and I like the diagonal perch that you've incorporated. The only thing that I can see that would improve this image is to position your subject further to the right of the frame, bringing him out of center. Great work.

[Leo Berzins]

Nice pose, lighting and sharpness. You must be very patient to have captured a reed warbler with such a clear background.

[John Blumenkamp]

Great pose, detail and head turn. I like that the lower part of the perch leads out of the bottom of the frame instead of the left side... I think that makes for a nicer composition overall.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Light seems a very littler bit harsh, but love the pose, perch, BG, and comp! Congratulations!

[Dave Mills]

Rob, Beautiful image!! One to be proud of!!

[Rene Quenneville]

Great pose and overall comp. I agree with Blake on bird positioning. Ramon also has a good point o lighting. It seems that you have a little too much fill flash.

[Rob Drummond]

Thanks for the comments. I didn't use a flash so any harshness is due to natural light. I underexposed -1/3, maybe I needed -2/3??

cheers Rob

[Simon Bennett]

Excellent - I like the pose and background.