Sandhill Headshot

[Steve Large]

This picture taken at George Reifel Bird Sanctuary near Landner B.C. Lens was Canon EF 500mm 1/1000 second at f/5.6.

[Jeff Nadler]

Steve, As such close range, I don't feel that F5.6 offered enough depth of field for you to achieve sharpness over a wide area. For a head portrait, I feel the entire head and neck should be sharp and here, the left portion of neck and head are soft. To enhance this image, you could try some selective sharpening.

[Lana Hays]

Steve
Your exposure and composition are very good......as are the colors. I have to agree with Jeff.....you needed more DOF and a sharper image. When you're looking at a bird this close you really want a lot of detail.

[Jim Neiger]

Hi Steve,

I like the feather detail, composition, and bg here. I guess Lana and Jeff have better monitors, eyes, or both than me, because it looks sharp to me.