Snow bird.

[Bill Dix]

D90; 80-400 VR @ 370mm. ISO 800. f/7.1 @ 1/1000s. Matrix metering @ +0.7 EV. Taken as vertical; cropped to horizontal and 25% off width.

Another in the backyard bird series. As their name, Dark-eyed Junco, suggests, I've sometimes had trouble getting their dark eyes to show clearly in their dark heads. I think the soft light during yesterday morning's snowstorm helped to bring out the gradations of brown and gray. Question: would this be better without the OOF needles on the left? C&C appreciated.

[Desmond Chan]

Question: would this be better without the OOF needles on the left? C&C appreciated.

Not sure if it'd bebetter but if I were to remover that, I would also crop tighter around the bird.

Techs look good !

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Bill Might go without them Lovely bird and the image has a great feel !!! Like the clearly visible eye !! Sweet !!!

[Bob Miller]

HI Bill....I vote for leaving the needles on the left in. I think they help bring my eye back around to the bird....otherwise the tail sends my eye out of the frame. Just my opinion!

[Harold Davis]

evict the branch.....it aint paying rent!!! i cant get enough of these guys!!! you did a fantastic job of presenting the blacks and there is tons of detail. great job!!!

[Lance Peters]

Fine Image Bill - I would get rid of the OOF Needles, As MR H said - they aint payin the rent.
Exposure loogs great, nice details in the blacks and good detail in the eye.
looking forward to seeing more :)

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for your comments. The oof needles are history.

[Julie Brown]

Bill, I love the light when it is snowing. The junco is well-exposed with good detail in the perch. I agree that the OOF needles should go.:)

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

A nice visible eye you have on the bird, the black details are nice too. I would remove the two needles on the left but left the snow in, as it helps framing my eye back to the bird.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Another vote to remove Bill. Great capture, love the contrast between the bird and the snow.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Lovely Bill.