Female Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)

[Humberto Ramos]

Took this shots this weekend, the first one has a bonus ;), but in the second one, the head angle is a little better, which one you prefer?

First one:


Canon 7D+sigma 120-300mm f/2.8+sigma 1.4x
1/500, f/11, ISO 400, 420mm

[Humberto Ramos]

Took this shots this weekend, the first one, has a bonus ;), but in the second one the head angle is a little better, which one you prefer?

Second one:



(same exif)

[Chris Martinez]

I like the fact that the bird has the worm in the first image but feel the no.2 is a better photograph. I think it's all due to the head angle.
Lovely BG. The exposure and details are great. Beautiful little bird with a lovely eye(and eye ring) Nice light too:)

[Joe Brown]

Humberto,

I prefer the second. I agree the ha is better and eye attracts your attention more. I also prefer the composition of the second with the more horizontal bird and no perch shown in the bottom right.

Very nice shot, great bg, and detail

Joe

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree, even without the prey item image 2 is a much stronger one artistically by a country mile (IMO)! The overall perked-up pose and the killer good HA push it many notches higher. If number 2 had the worm then that would have been too good to be true!!:)

P.S. I know you wanted an opinion on which was better, but please post only one image per thread (except for re-posts of the same image). A link to the second image would have been OK. I also fixed your title on the Avian list for you as your title edit didn't show up there...

[Rohan Kamath]

Despite the absence of the prey, I loved the second image. It has an excellent HA, nice eye contact and a better composition.


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Rohan
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[George Cottay]

I like the first as a wildlife shot and the second as a bird portrait.

[Humberto Ramos]

I agree, even without the prey item image 2 is a much stronger one artistically by a country mile (IMO)! The overall perked-up pose and the killer good HA push it many notches higher. If number 2 had the worm then that would have been too good to be true!!:)

P.S. I know you wanted an opinion on which was better, but please post only one image per thread (except for re-posts of the same image). A link to the second image would have been OK. I also fixed your title on the Avian list for you as your title edit didn't show up there...

Thanks Daniel, Next time will post only one...

Thank you all for our coments, I also agree that the second one has more impact, next time will ask her to look at me when she eat the worm!!! :)

[Richard Pittam]

I agree with George - no. 1 a pure wildlife shot and no. 2 one pure pose shot.
For me though, it has to be the more natural, wilder one - no.1.

Cheers.
Richard

[Nate Chappell]

#2 For me also, a great portrait:cool: