How to well manage black and white

[Patrice Allibert]

Happy to capture this Evening Grosbeak male. Quite difficult to manage both black and white feathers. Let me know if you have satisfied with the result.. If not I am open for any advice!!! :)
Crop just a little bit.

Nikon D300
Nikon 200-400mm with TC 14 @ 550mm
ISO 640
f5,6
1/1600
+2/3 ev

[Daniel Cadieux]

Exposure and sharpnesslooks good, so tech-wise the image is a success. A couple of things I'd wished for though: a better HA, and absence of the twig running along the lower part of the bird. Good BG.

[Doug Brown]

The exposure looks perfect Patrice; just the right amount of +EC. Agree with Daniels points of critique.