Stitchbird (Female)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Wish I had more DOF. Light was pretty low and I did not want to use a flash.
I added about 0.6 EV in EPP.

Canon EOS 50D EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
Manual Exposure
300mm, Tv = 1/320, Av = 3.5, ISO = 400

Comments appreciated.

Thanks,
Sidharth

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Sidharth, With the conditions you had I think you did quite nicely. The important head and eye seem nice and sharp to me. I think the shallow depth of field helps you here as it de-emphasizes the leg bands. In my opinion, as presented, the image feels a bit tight at the bottom as the feet are to close to the edge. Thanks for sharing.

[David Fletcher]

Don't mind the dof as is sharp where it matters Sidharth. Bit tight on bottom and right but easy to fix. Nicely done.

[Tony Whitehead]

Looks like another great Tiri image, Sidharth. Lighting conditions can be a challenge but you have lovely sharp focus where it counts and BG is great. The bird is a male Bellbird and you have done a great job of capturing the bluish iridescence on the face that I find hard to see in real life. Leg bands are a challenge with such a studied population - I always am happy to find a bird without any when I'm there! Looking forward to more of your NZ images.