I had some real fun having located a pair of these summer woodland migrants back in May. They are quite a tricky exposure, especially in full sun, as the cap of the male is such an intense white.
Taken with 1Dmk2N and 500mm lens at ISO 320 at F6.3, 1/320s and -0.67EV. Taken from a hide with a few mealworms used to get the birds where I wanted them. I'm sure their brood of young appreciated the constant supply of mealworms during the dismal UK summer weather in 2007. I kept the food supply going until the young had fledged and dispersed.
Sharp, wonderful detail in the black mask; well done by Alex. Pointing the lens a bit higher and a bit to the left would have yielded a stronger compostion with better balance and less dead space (esp. at the bottom).
later and love and cheers, artie
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I am not a huge fan of square compositions. I think this could work equally well as a 2:3 vertical. With that said its a very fine image. Love the perch :)
Many thanks for your comments and suggestions. I have always tended to go for a 10 x 8 crop ratio but recently I am seeing the benefits of going for a 12 x 8 and will probably be using this in future as it removes 'dead space'