Marsh Wren 2

[Ilija Dukovski]

This one I believe is a female, she took a good preening break(that's why she looks like that)
and never attempted to sing. The males were all in competing singing frenzy.

I was thinking of brightening the dark greens in BG but decided I like as it is now.
CC appreciated.

Nikon D80 300mm +TC1.4 f/5.6 1/640 Matrix AP as metered ISO400

[Stu Bowie]

Ilija, the wren stands out nicely from the BG, and I like the angle of pose. The head is nice and sharp, and good job on the eye.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I would've tryed to brihten the dark areas actually.
HA could've been a tad better IMO.
Nice comp, light, ambient, pose, perch and detail though.
Congratulations!

[Keith Carver]

Love the pose, HA, catchlight, perch. The shadows seem fairly harsh - maybe you could open them up some in PP.

[Brian Barcelos]

Love the ruffled look of the feathers. Good job on the exposure. I agree about lightening the dark spots also. Congrats

Brian

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the setting and light in this one. I would give it a bit more room at the top and tone down the whites a tad.