dark-throated oriole(male)

[Loong-Tat Wong]

Hi
Sharing another forest resident which tends to hide in the canopy of broadleaved evergreen forest. Lucky to get him briefly in the open. Your kind C and Cs will be much appreciated.Thanks.

Image Details
canon 40d 600mm f4 TC 1.4 Av F8 !/250 ISO 800 fill flash 1/16 tripod

[Randy Stout]

Loong-Tat:

Your bird is sharp, well exposed, nice look back pose. The upward shooting angle is noticeable but probably unavoidable. My major concern is the background, particularly the bright patch RUC. I would consider toning that down, and I think it would make the bird show better.

The flash catchlight looks a bit unnatural, because it is lower than the natural catchlights are. Might be fun to try a version with the catchlight moved up towards the top.

Thanks for sharing, this difficult to image bird.

Randy

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful bird and good eye contact. Adding to Randy's suggestions I wish the angle were less steep. Could you have moved back a few steps?