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    Default White-throated Rock Thrush (Male), Jiangsu, China

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    The white-throated rock thrush is one of the most beautiful of the Monticolas. This is a first-year male. His parents probably nested in northeast China or Russia. I shot him in a coastal forest near the Yellow Sea in Jiangsu. He'll end up in southeast China or southeast Asia for the winter.

    Device: Nikon D300
    Lens: VR 600mm F/4G
    Focal length: 600mm
    VR: OFF
    Aperture: F/7.1
    Shutter Speed: 1/100s
    Exposure Mode: Manual
    Exposure Comp.: 0EV
    Metering: Center-Weighted
    ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320

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    Nice portrait, would probably suit a vertical to enhance the comp. The one thing that really hurts this IMHO is the dark OOF tree? in the BG. Otherwise it's a pretty nice image. :)

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    Craig:

    Another nice portrait of an interesting bird. Agree with Akos about the OOF dark area. I fiddled with it a bit, and because the background is so smooth in texture, you could pretty easily paint over the darker area and do a very convincing job of blending and smoothing it. Combining that with a slight crop from the left would help handle the dark band well.
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    Craig, good looking thrush, and I like the pose, colours, and detail. Another vote for trying a vertical, and I like the lighter pastel colour of the BG.

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    Thank you, gentlemen. I'm on my iPhone now. Will post a vertical very soon.

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    Good suggestions from above, and I would also like to add that I find the WB a little too green...try adding some red to it (Color Balance) - you might like the result.

    I'm always looking forward to which new species (for me) you will present!

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    Here's the vertical.

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    I presume this is the full frame it is much nicer to have the whole bird:)

    The big problem remains the branch in the BG, I am sure this could be fixed.

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