Hi Ian - do like the included flowers - agree a lower angle might have been nice.
as presented the bird is a little centred in the frame for my tastes - some more room on the lhs and take some from the right hand side??
Good show :)
Main ting is the placement of the bird as Lance mentions, best to frame him more lower and right !! btw in the time of non-AF cameras it was not a prevalent. Images were framed better :) Now we mostly use the center point !! ... best to select one of the side points, go to one shot then recompose or set up the camera so you can hold focus and move!!
Also try getting setting up the sun angle is possible or going in PS to lighten the darker areas like the back of neck !! Like getting those birds around golf courses since they are approachable .... just look out for them stray golf balls !!! :)
I like the inclusion of the flowers, and the pose of the bird. Good advice above as to shooting angle. Sun angle was not ideal either, but we take what we can get. I would remove some of the white spots and run NR on the background.
Hi Ian, good advice above with most points covered. I feel the flowers add alot to the image and makes it a bit different from others of this type.
The white areas in the bkrnd are distracting as noted and a bit taken off the right will offset the bird more.
Finally lighting is a key element. Pick your times when you shoot (if possible) so you can maximise the best possible light....
Flower Child
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