Mountain Bluebird Female

[Steve Canuel]

40D, 400DO + 2xTC, f11, 1/500s, ISO 640, tripod mount, slight crop to tighten up.

[Nate Chappell]

Nice colors and comp Steve.

[Ramon M. Casares]

SUPERB BG! Great light, and pose, I would've left more room at the bottom, but other than that I am loving this one! Congratulations!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

The colors are really complementary here Steve. Very appealing image indeed. If anything, I would be inclined to crop just a little more from the top. :)

[Mike Lentz]

BG and light are wonderful, Steve! The pose is also good! I wish we had this species of BB near me.

[Grace Scalzo]

A lovely bird, set up against a nice background. There's something amiss with the processing because when I look closely at the edges of the bird, there are some areas that have an odd blur. (Look right above the beak, the middle of her back, and the breast.)

[Howard Burkert]

This is a beautiful female and I love the BG. I hope to post some Eastern Bluebirds soon. After 5 years of trying, I finally have a nesting pair. Great image Steve.
Best,
Howard.

[Steve Canuel]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions everyone.

Grace, back and chest were sloppy masking for quick "take a peak" editing that I always end up posting. Head blur was visible in the original and was probably due to the wind that was blowing.

Howard, congrats on your new family. Looking forward to some posts later this spring.