dave
i like the HA and soft BG
for me, the branches on right side detract from the bird - - could also consider masking out branches in LLQ
also there's a color cast (need to adjust blue and green channel) to balance whites
just some suggestions - thanks for sharing
Thanks for the comments fellows. Good catch Axel. It is close to 100% crop. I had sharpened a fair bit and was worried about haloes etc. Pretty bird, I just had a hardtime getting close to with 400mm when out in open.
Not sure about the whites. I try to keep a close eye on colour casts and usually don't move the WB much. Thanks for mentioning it.
Dave
very nice Dave - I love these guys. I think Peter's crop is an improvement, but I'd probably preserve a little more canvas on the right (w/o the oof plant). I'd caution against any more sharpening, as it seems to be on the brink for me already (on my monitor anyway).