Pied Wagtail

[Chris Kotze]

Canon 40D 400.0mm (35mm equivalent: 3145mm)
0.0005 s (1/2000)
f/8.0

Exposure bias:-1

[Mark Dumbleton]

Stunning Chris. Lovely background to really make the bird pop!
Super exposure to capture details in the whites.
Comp works for me.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This is very nice. Excellent exposure, and the darkish BG makes the subject pop nicely. Perfect head turn. If anything, I'd like to see more room below to show the perch a bit more.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice bird and BG.
Pose is great but I find the tail almost touching the corner a bit tight.

It would be nice to lighten it a bit also.

[Randy Stout]

Chris:

Excellent exposure as mentioned. I do agree with Juan about the tail being a bit tight.

I want to compliment you on your tech. Getting a sharp image with "3145mm" EFL isn't easy.

Randy

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely pose, sharpness, exposure and BG. Agree with Dan re a touch more room below.

[Arthur Morris]

Stunning was my first reaction too. Love the BKGR. Would love to see all of the feet and legs.

[Stu Bowie]

Pin sharp, great exposure, and what a killer BG. I would also like to see a bit more space bottom right. Great image Chris.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks for all the kind comments. Ditto the space I will do a a re- crop on the original image.