1D700mm
Subject dist: 7.6m
1/1600 sec, f/11
ISO: 800 MK IV
hours of sitting and taking thousands of images of which this was one.
1D700mm
Subject dist: 7.6m
1/1600 sec, f/11
ISO: 800 MK IV
hours of sitting and taking thousands of images of which this was one.
Looks like it was worth the wait! Beautiful bird, sharp, clean, well exposed, background certainly compliments the bird's colors. I like the perch, too. Very nice!
Beautifully composed image!! Just added a bit to the bottom and took some off the top.
Love the bird and the composition and BG. I find the seed pods on the perch weird looking. Kind of looks like potato chips and detracts from the beautiful bird.
But I am the only one to say this so far so maybe it's just me!!
Gail
Beautiful bird, BG, pose, comp. Techs look great too. I like the perch overall but I'm not in love with the seed pods (there you go Gail, you're not alone anymore). Looks like your patience paid off!!
Fantastic set-up shot - pefect background and great pose. I personally like the left two seed pods, but the out-of-focus ones on the right periphery do distract a bit.
Just one more thing to add, this was taken on a workshop led by Alan Murphy and his work made this and other great images possible.
Ofer, I like the change in cropping. Thanks for all the other comments.

excellent love the BG, light pose and details not to mention the nice perch
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Super pose Steve, and I like the light, and colours on the grossbeak. Killer BG, but here's another for finding the seed pods a tad distracting.
Except for the copyright which distracts , this one is a killer !!