I had to clone out the tip of the cattail which crossed the open beak.
There was no room for moving around since it was taken from a boardwalk.
This bird is fairly secretive, but comes out early morning and late afternoon to sing.
Thanks for looking.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS Canon 1.4
ISO 400
Manual Exposure
f 6.3
1/1000 sec
Fill flash did not fire.
Love the comp, pose, action, and perch. The whites could be toned down IMO, but I tend to like them subdued more than others here;) One of my fave wintering sparrows here in Tn.
Cool singing pose. As above. Plus, the bird is angled slightly away; this hurts the image... I think that the whole thing could go a bit darker. And yes to a bit more sharpening esp. the face.
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Good advice and suggestions. I also agree with the positives. I can only add that I would lose the shadow from the tip of the cattail...I'm positively sure no one would remark that there should have be one there if it was gone.