African Stonechat

[Stu Bowie]

I drove up next to this guy, and took this image through my passenger window. He was quite chilled, and even turned around for me to capture his other side. Taken in the nature reserve close to my house.

Canon 50D
100-400@ 400mm
I/2000
F/6.3
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held from the car.

[Keith Carver]

Love the framing of this bird, and that he's looking right at us. Exposure and detail - excellent! Would wish for a BG not so plain, but that's a minor nit. Congrats!

[Bill Dix]

Lovely little bird. Beautifully exposed, and wonderful detail. Thanks for sharing.

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely classic pose Stuart.
I really like the exposure and colours. Nice and sharp as well.
Certainly a photo that could go into a bird book.
Dave

[Steve Maxson]

Nice soft light, a good pose, good exposure on blacks and whites, sharp, plus nice comp and background. Well done on all counts, Stuart.

[Amy Marques]

I really like the details in the plumage, esp in the blacks. Nice capture!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Stuart, the sharpness is very good. Eye contact a big plus. Car is the best blind as they say.

[Morkel Erasmus]

I know how small and jittery they are Stu! love the detail and pose here...looks a tad over-sharpened to my eye?

[Markus Jais]

That one looks similar to the European species. Great capture. Very sharp and perfect exposure. The BG is very good as is the composition.

Markus

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice capture, Stu, nice head turn and eye contact. Interesting plumage.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice detailed image Stuart!

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the comments and feedback. Much appreciated.

[Vida van der Walt]

Lovely image Stu. Great exposure and detail in blacks. The feather detail is wonderful.:)

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you so much Vida. Always appreciated.