Bluethroat

[Ignacio Yufera]

A breeding Bluethroat in the mountains of central Spain.

Canon 1D MkIII, Canon 800 f/5.6 1/1250 @ f/8, ISO 250

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Ignacio, Nice looking bird. I like the raised tail, head angle and eye contact. I also like the foreground grasses and the distance out of focus background. If this were mine I would crop a little off behind the bird to move it out of the center of the frame (personal taste). I also would try and tone down or clone over the white blades of vegetation. Thanks for sharing.

[Adams Serra]

What a amazing little bird! Perch and background looks good, i would crop some off the right side to get the bird off center.

[david cramer]

Beautiful colors and nice perch/bg. Contrast/light is a bit harsh and might try lowering it some. I'd also move the bird a bit to the left to get it off center.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely bird, Ignacio. Interesting vegetation for a perch and lovely BG. Good DOF to keep the bird all sharp. I like the yellows in the BG with the blue throat. Agree that moving the bird off centre would be nice.

[Ted Willcox]

Hi Ignacio: I just love the way the bird is perch on top of the grasses. Moving the subject off center will mke the image much more interesting. Nice colours, nice and sharp.
Ted