Nuthatch

[Joel Eade]

Another one of the backyard series using a bird feeder + hide earlier in the fall. Canon 40D, 300mm 2.8L, 2 430 ex ii flashes off camera, 1/100 sec., iso 640, f/6.3. Usual photoshop processing, nothing cloned or added. NR on BG. The fill flash made the BG look a little dark relative to the bird but I kinda like the effect. All critiques eagerly welcomed, thanks.

[Steve Canuel]

I like the darker BG too. Topside view of the bird is nice as is the overall colors of the image. Nice image.

[David Fletcher]

Nice job Joel. Looks ok being darker. (ha dit been brighter, I'd imagine the colors would be competing for attention). Nice pose, comp and details.

[jfranciskay]

Wow Joel, great capture. I really like the pose and the BG. I think it really fits this species. I also like how the BG color compliments the perch. The detail in the eye and white feathers on the head seems to be lacking.

[Arthur Morris]

Like the SH, EXP, and the BKGR. The bird's head is turned away from the line of its body which is a no-no when the bird is angled slightly toward you as it is here.

This could use a healthy crop from the bottom and if it were mine I would eliminate the two small bits of the perch protruding from the middle of the bird's back.

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