Ruby Crowned Kinglet

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Just went for a hike after days of crappy weather, and this guy landed at about minimum focus distance.
Added some canvas because he looked too big in the frame for my taste.
I wish the tail were completely out in the open, and that I had more DOF.

Canon 50D + 300 f2.8 + 2x teleconverter
Evaluative metering. 1/1250, f 6.3, ISO 400
Color temperature 5300K

[Mike Milicia]

Nice to see the raised crown!
Do wish for more of a profile view as noted.

[Doug Brown]

Nice look at a challenging little bird. Your self-critique is spot-on IMO. Not sure I like the bird place so low in the frame with all that empty space above it. Have you considered a horizontal crop?

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks Doug. A horizontal crop did improve it quite a bit.