Roy, Nice shot, sharp and exposure good. Pity about the perch - a bit big and also a pity the bird's back was facing towards you. But we must deal with what we are offered. I have been trying to get a good shot of one of these for a while now with no great luck, they are very nervous here and getting quite scarce.
Thank you for commenting Michael. I agree about the perch but as you have indicated, with these skittish and relatively rare birds you have to take what you get, it could have been worse, most of my other shots of this bird are on a garden fence!!!
I must admit that I have a soft spot for these over-the-shoulder looks as they tend to show the birds feather patterns well although I appreciate it is not everyone's preference.
Cheers
Roy
Last edited by Roy Churchill; 07-03-2010 at 03:21 AM.
Hi Roy, I happen to like the image alot, Good pose along with even lighting. The bird is very sharp and well placed within the frame. The perch,while not ideal, is natural and mininized . Well handled!
bird looks great, roy! i'd loosen the crop a little bit for my taste, but the detail at that size crop is fantastic. nice job with getting the nice pose from the bird!!
Hi Roy - I like the lookback pose - lets you see whats going on back there - Sharp as a tack - exposure looks good - Very good fine feather detail.
Dont mind the perch - a little tight for my tastes.
Fine image!
Excellent exposure and details, the backward glance fine by me, and as you have stated sometimes it is preferable, blue jays the best example here in the US. I have no problem with the perch either;cropping has minimized it anyway. I also have a penchant for high key backgrounds, and here I would suggest a 1 pixel black border around the image; white backgrounds tend to merge with the light web page colors. BTW I remember you from bird forum. regards~Bill
Thanks for your comments Bill - I know what you mean about light BG not showing up that well on light web pages - I am not a great fan of borders so I tend not to use them at all.
Roy-I am not a fan of borders either, especially thick ones that detract from an image, but IMO a 1 pixel width is rarely distracting and is the only way I know of keeping some images from the "merging with background" problem. regards~Bill
Bullfinch - Male
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