Marsh Wren

[Nicolas Frève]

Date/Time	24-May-2009 08:27:45
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D3
Flash Used	SB-800+BB TTL-BL -2.7
Focal Length	850 mm (500VR+TC-17E)
Exposure Time	1/800 sec
Aperture	f/9
ISO Equivalent	320
Exposure Bias	-1/3
White Balance	Manual 6250K
Metering Mode	Matrix
Exposure Program	aperture priority

Thanks for looking:)

[joel quenneville]

Nicholas,

I think you have done a great job here. The detail in the feathers is excellent, sharpness and exposure are right on. The pose and eye contact are very good. I love your perch and smooth BG and the way you have framed the bird. The raised tail shows an interesting behavior. Everything is perfect for me, I have no improvements to suggest. Congratulations on your image.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely wren.
Love the cocked tail and sharpness achieved. BG is also great.

[Mike Milicia]

Congrats on getting this guy in the open!
Lovely background and great tail position.
A bit tight all around for my taste and wish for just a tiny bit more of a head turn toward the viewer.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely sharpness, BG, light and great wren pose with the cocked tail. Crop as presented works well for me. Interesting texture to the perch. Good flash use - maybe a little less -EC on the flash would have opened up the shadow on the back a little more. Well done.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nicely done Nicolas. Great pose, sideways and nothing in the bg. Good for you. Looks like the wren may have been getting some nesting materials. Dave

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose, I like the upright tail, sharp,great detail, and good use of flash. Lovely light on the eye.

[Juan Aragonés]

Very good job with this little guy. I love the composition, the raised tail and the fantastic rendering of the eye (really good). Perch and Bg are vey nice and I only suggest to add another round of noise reduction to the BG.

[Nicolas Frève]

... Looks like the wren may have been getting some nesting materials. Dave

You're right Dave ;) :

[Daniel Cadieux]

I prefer the comp on your second image - I wouldn't mind seeing the first with the same comp. If you do like the horizontal I would keep the same general placement within the frame but give it a looser crop all around. Super BG. I love these guys (and their metallic song) and look forward in photographing them again soon.