Beautiful bird and nice details. For wider DOF I would have stopped down to at least f/8 if not f/11 since your shutter speed was very high. You could desaturate the reds a few points and better eye contact would have improved the image. You could also try a wider crop so the perch doesn't look too prominent.
Last edited by Axel Hildebrandt; 02-04-2008 at 07:41 PM.
loads of colour impact here Libertus displayed by this beautiful bird, but unfortunate about the cumbersome perch (with sawn-off branches) which is just just too heavy for this composition. A litle more space on both sides would also help the composition.
Barbets are so beautiful, and your iimage is lovely. Nice pose and good detail. A slight desaturation of the red only will bring back the detail that is so often lost on bright red or brilliant orange plumage. Agree that more dof was desirable for this image. Looking forward to seeing more posts of the beautiful birds of your country.