I really love this image...The IQ and BG are outstanding. Perch is perfect and love the foliage. Perfect DOF and beautifully handled reds...What a photgraph!
I do wonder about removing the bit of vine extending through the frame on lower left side and then cropping a bit off left side to remove some negative space.
What can I say? The head angle, catchlight, and pose make it seem like the bird is smiling at us. Superbly done, as usual. Looks like a nice 20 to 30 degree phase angle making nice fine shadow detail.
The nearly matching tones of the red (flowers) on the branch and the bird really make this one sing. Plus all the other positives mentioned above.
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