I have been trying to capture this guy for a while, I could not get close enough with my 1D MKII so I took my 40D today. Still not close enough and had to crop the crap out of the pic :(
Detail not as good from the crop and the BG could use some noise reduction I see you got very soft light, his face could be a little lighter if it's something you do in p/p.
Looking forward to more!
You could crop or clone the little yellow tip directly under his tail.
I like the soft light, angle and the BG looks great, just a bit noisy as mentioned. A better head angle would have made this even better. Keep them coming!
Jamie, You already know the nits.... the colors are dead on. Go ahead and get as close as you can, of course he will fly off, but he will be back if the nest is nearby. Bluebirds get used to human contact very quickly. Good luck, Bob
Loverly BKGR and sweet, bird, COMP, and BKGR but the image quality is poor as noted above. Try some meal worms....
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I think that you are on the right track....just go back with all the suggestions (Including your own) that you have received here in your head and create the image that you desire. It is not easy but worth the effort.