African Stonechat

[Stu Bowie]

Another image from my trip into the nature reserve close to my house. The BG is natural as shot.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/1600
F/5.6
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held from the car.

[Vinay Lakshman]

Wonderful image with a lovely BG . The bird is in superb plumage . The perch takes attention off the bird IMO :)

[Ilija Dukovski]

Uh, That is really a good one, black, red, white. Difficult combo.
The plant is great too, BG perfect. I wonder if you have more of the plant
to try a vertical crop. Ii think it will work here.

[Vida van der Walt]

Super image Stu. I don't find the perch distracting at all and think it is beautiful. Love the colours, detail and bg as well. When I get a big lens one day, I'm coming for lessons!:)

[Gal Shon]

I love the setting and the BG.
Light is a bit stong.

[Dave Hassell]

Another image with a clean, smooth background that throws the attention on to the bird. It is pity that the vegetation obstructs a small part of the bird. The black on the back of the head looks a bit too dark on my monitor.

Dave Hassell.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack guys and Vida. Always appreciated.