Taken while on an Alan Murphy workshop end of March in south Texas. Yes I wish the branch wasn't in front of the bird but this is where it chose to perch , and not having anything in my files of this bird I decided to keep it. Great workshop,bye the way.
250 ISO F8 at 1/640th
Good looking bobwhite. The branch is unfortunate as mentioned, since OOF stuff in front of the subject really catches the viewers eye. Nicely exposed, sharp, nice pose.
I wish there was just a bit more room to the right. I also get the sense of a very soft halo around the entire bird.
Hi Joe: What a lovely capture you have here, branch or no branch. The light is killer. I enjoy the detail in the feathers and the angle. I could go for just a tad more canvas on the left and maybe just a little off the bottom. This would not have gone into my delete folder either.
Joe
I like it...and you've stated the issue of the grasses. If this is nearly full frame, you might try cropping for a portrait out of it. If you're using it for a website it should work well. Congrats on getting this.......I hear them but rarely see them.....at least when I have a camera.