I wouldn't want to be a mouse looking up at that stare!
We were setting up in the bird blind at the Audubon Education Center in Canton, MA. The class teacher, Shawn Carey had just put a peanut butter seed mixture in the nooks of the perch in front of the blind, as a lure.
Most of us were in the blind, when someone noticed a bird a bit larger than our targets that day, looking down on these crazy humans out way too early in the morning.
With bright sky behind I had to kick up the exposure comp. Pretty contrasty scene.
I cropped to shoot his shadow toward the LLC on that old slate roof of the barn. I liked the roof in the scene.
Sean
I think you did well given the circumstances as the bird was at a high angle with contrasty conditions. I'm assuming that this is a large crop. Anytime there is a large crop, you're going to lose detail.....especially the larger you want to make the image. You would really need more focal length to get the bird larger in the frame to keep the details and sharpness you want.
Red Shouldered Stare
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