Willie Wagtail

[Simon Bennett]

Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys from our hide at Bowra Homestead, south-west Queensland.

Canon 40, EF500 f/4 + 1.4 tc, tripod, ISO 200, f/8, 1/125, Av, Evaluative. Full frame, a pale area at lower right darkened and a small knob on lower left of perch digitally removed.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Lovely little birds these are, especially their call! Nice light, perch, HA and EXP. I would sharpen this a bit more and give it a bit more room on top. Too bad part of the perch is obscuring the feet, I do love that eyebrow though, makes the bird look grumpy like it just got out of bed.

[Rob Drummond]

Nice detail in the blacks Simon - a simple but elegant shot.

cheers
Rob

[Bryan Hix]

Neat bird Simon. Looks like the exp is good, but I agree with a bit more sharpening.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Lovely one loved the pose, Ha, details and perch.. I feel the NR has taken away some details.. some sharpening should fix it.. congrats...

[Brian Barcelos]

Simon, this is a gorgeous bird and you did a great job catching him. Head angle and body posture are super and like the perch. I agree with a little more sharpening but just of the head. Congrats

Brian

[Jim Neiger]

Nice pose, comp, and perch. Perhaps a step to your left would have avoided the brighter area of the bg.

[Subharghya]

Beautiful Bird .. Beautiful Perch and Pose .. Excellent Exposure .. Gr8 Job !!

I agree with Krijn about Space on top and Sharpness .. it will be nice if you can show us a repost

[Stu Bowie]

I feel you have exposed both the blacks and the whites well enough, and agree on a bit of selective sharpening. I like the pose, with the slight head turn. I would maybe try and lighten the eye a tad.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Simon,
Jim covered my thoughts already but still a nicely handled shot!

[Simon Bennett]

Thank you all for your perceptive comments. Here's a version with a bit more sharpening and NR only on the background, and lightened the eye a tad. Next time I'll also be more careful about the placement of the perch outside the hide.

[denise ippolito]

Simon, Repost looks good! I like the perch it's interesting and the pose is nice!! Nicely done.

[Harshad Barve]

repsot looks better , I am loving that perch
TFS