Marsh Wren

[Roy Priest]

Camera: NIKON D300S
Lens: AF-S VR Nikkor 500mm F4G ED
Focal length: 700*mm*(equiv. 1050*mm)
Aperture: F7.1
Exposure time: 1/400" (+1*EV)
ISO speed rating: 400/27°
The halo around his rear end was there in the original raw file

[Dave Mills]

Hi Roy, Love the calling expression with a beautifully muted backround and good placement in the frame.Detail and lighting are all good. In a perfect world I would wish the branch that is coming at the viewer wasn't there.

[Julie Brown]

Roy, this is a nice capture. Love the pose of this cute little bird. Dave covered the techs.

[Colin Knight]

Agree with Dave about the branch in the foreground. Unfortunately, it cuts right into the subject.

Everything else looks great. That is one sharp image!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Roy - on my screen looks a tad over sharpened, the OOF stick in the foreground is a little distracting.
Like the BG - Good HA and eye contact and nice singing pose.
Keep em coming :)

[Barry Schifflin]

Great capture! I can't think of anything you can do to make it better than it is.

[Oscar Vazquez-Ortiz]

Agree with Dave. That branch seems to be out of focus.
Other than that, sweet capture. Congrats!

[Ray Rozema]

Great BG and pose. Agree looks a little oversharpened.

TFS
Ray