Common Starling

[manishgadia]

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the idea of the bird mostly hidden behind the perch but the trunk is too overpowering for my taste and might crop it like this.

[Sarah Jessup]

I think the stump has an interesting form, and I like the original because it requires a moment to see all the features and really focus in on the bird.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Well spotted & captured. Beautifull trunk, but agree with Axel on it being to heavy for size of the bird. Still well done!:)

[David Thomasson]

This is excellent and intriguing. The image isn't about the stump and it isn't about the bird. It's about the
juxtaposition of the two, with the bird merging almost as a part of the stump. I like the fact that the light is
concentrated in the left center of the stump rather than on the bird; that lends to the "find the bird" Gestalt puzzle
of the image. I would definitely keep the whole stump.

[manishgadia]

Thanks all for the feedback. I shall Improve and upload another GEM next week.

Rgds,
Manish (Just started with Photography)
A Bird Photographer from India..Contact me when in India for Join Photography visits
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