Taken last month before I was side-tracked by Snow Goose fever:) A small flock of very cooperative Snow Buntings allowed many good opportunities over the course of many days. I took full advantage (as well as many other photogs) as these guys don't normally allow such a close approach. I thought a pano crop worked well her with the rocks nicely balancing the subject.
Yeah, the pano crop is quite unconventional for an image of a single songbird...I try not to like it, but I keep on finding it good and balanced (glad Jim likes it!):p.
You just get all the luck don't you! ;) Cooperative buntings, thousands of snow geese, a clear sky!!! Sorry, that is the frustration from the "need iso 6400 for even 1/100" weather, which I have had to put up with for the last 3 weeks.
The bunting looks great, but I am not 100% sold on the crop. I am not so sure I have a problem with the pano altogether, but the fact that the eye is dead centre.
I can imagine this image being 3:2 and would look simple, the bird is too low in the frame and its body position makes this one a great candidate for a pano crop which I really like. The blue sky, rocks and perfect head turn makes this one for me.