First one of the season

[Wheeler McDougal Jr.]

This afternoon I looked out my den window and I saw this little fellow checking out the house in the ash tree. I went and got the camera and this was the result. It was an overcast day and the light was soft and I thought the image was a good one so I thought I would share it with everyone and thank the Lord that spring is finally here. All coments are welcome and hoped for. Shooting data follows:
Nikon D3S
2011:04:26 129:37
300mm
300mm (in 35mm film)
1/400 sec, f/4
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 200
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Optional,TTL
File size: 12.8MB
Image size: 4288 x 2844
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal

[Randy Stout]

Wheeler:

Nice exposure, color in the background.

The birds head is a little soft for me, perhaps some motion blur, as the perch at about the same distance seems sharper.

I like the tail up, but feel it would be better over all if the head was back our way a bit.

I would consider a modest crop from above, it feels like too much negative space above to me.

Cheers

Randy

[Ofer Levy]

Hi Wheeler, I think something went wrong with the downsizing of this image as quality is pretty low. You can send me a PM if you need some advice as to resizing.

[bhavya joshi]

Nice cute birdy..and BG..I like the pose.. but bird is looking bit soft to me also...

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Mac,
Have to agree with Ofer on the IQ. Worth a rework!