Vermilion flycatcher

[Manuel Weber]

Hi there. My first post here. Great forum, by the way :) .
Image taken in the Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, México.
Nikon D100, Sigma 500/4.5 + 1.4 Kenko TC, f/4.5 q 1/250

[Jim Poor]

Nice pose. A little bit of a head turn toward you would make it even better. I'd probably crop a tiny bit more off the right to get the bird farther off center.

Did you have to lighten or crop this image a lot? The red looks more like pink to me and the bird overall looks a little washed out.

[Diane Chenault]

You are so lucky to have even seen this little bird. Nest time try to get the bird with catch light in the eye & sun at your back.

[John Cooper]

Welcome Manuel - Lovely bird with a good BG. A fill-flash would have been beneficial here providing a stronger catch light to the eye and balancing the natural light. But nicely composed.

[Manuel Weber]

Thanks for your comments. I will surely try to follow your advice next time.

[Glenn Bartley]

This image has some things to like - BG, perch, and overall very clean. But I have to agree it looks totally washed out.

[Manuel Weber]

Sorry guys: What exactly do you mean by "washed out"? I guess is some kind of phototography slang I am not familiar with. Cheers!

[Jim Poor]

Washed out = pale or faded, drab & lacking in vibrancy. This is what I expect from a VFC color wise:

http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ght=vermillion