Pintailed Wydah

[Stu Bowie]

Another image from my outing with these guys. My previous two posts of this guy were in flight ( and I have plenty more ) but I thought I would post a posing shot. The BG was naturally OOF. Taken in overcast conditions.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/1250
F/5.6
ISO 800

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[Tony Whitehead]

These are impressive little birds, Stuart. I like the pose, sharpness and BG. Pity about the clump of vegetation in front of the wing. I might crop some from the right - I suspect you have left it there to give him room to look into but it has left the focal point of his head very centered and I think the diagonal element would work well with just under half of the negative space removed

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Beautiful bird and perch. This must be challenging to compose..same as the scissor-tailed flycatcher we have here. You have done well. Loved the space in front of the bird. Composition becomes easier when they are looking back.

Catchlight has added a lot IMO.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nicely done. I like the clean simplicity of the shot. Colours are very nice and I also would consider a bit off the right. Dave

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow this is a new species for me Stuart. Beautiful bird on a lovely perch with a great BG. What more could you ask for. !!!!

[Michael Zajac]

Good eye contact and exposure.Well done nice BG.

[Gal Shon]

I love the perch and the BG. a lovely image.
I think I would leave less room behind.

[Dan Fleming]

Just my two cents, I think I'd be tempted to put the bird a bit lower in the frame with his tail pointing to the LL corner. Nice image.:)

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the great feedback and comments. Much appreciated.