Canon 7D Canon 100-400 L IS @380mm ISO 800 -0.3 1/250 sec f7.1
I took this shot from my garden hide, all C & welcome.
Canon 7D Canon 100-400 L IS @380mm ISO 800 -0.3 1/250 sec f7.1
I took this shot from my garden hide, all C & welcome.
Absolutely lovely. This ticks all the boxes: nice BG, nice perch, goos head angle and engaging subject. No nits from me!
Gail
It's a cracker Jonathan. Good BGND, nice perch, great detail, TFS
Well done Jonathan, that is a very pretty bird
Nice BG to compliment your subject.
Very nice! Excellent sharpness and detail. You did very well with the challenging light.
Lovely again Jonathan. My choice would be to crop a little off the left (and maybe balance that overall) to lessen the effect of the fork in the perch. Did you use a little flash on this one, or is there just a hint of real light in the UK now? Whether flash-induced or added (or artefact) I would think about removing the small sharp catchlight in the eye, keeping only the diffuse natural one.
As an aside, I've been hoping to attract these guys to my garden, and have had niger seed out for a long time with no luck. Do you have any extra tips?
Beautiful image Jonathon! I like the pose, perch and complimentary BG.
Marvelous image.I loved the colors.Nice perch and beautiful BG....
Thanks for the C&C everyone, much appreciated, Geoff I did use a little fill in flash at -1.66 or -2.0, I did consider the little part of the perch but deliberately left it in, I think sometimes we tend to make the image too neat and tidy.
Beautiful shot...sharpness, HA, perch, BG, exp...very well done. good call on going high on iso to get to f/7.1
I wouldn't crop from the left as it is important to have the point where the branch forks.
Thats one colourful bird, and you have captured a great pose. Overall sharp, and I do like the lichen on the perch. Great BG too.
Thanks for the extra detail Jonathan, I'm increasingly a fan of using flash to boost images with the typical light in our part of the world.
Absolutely stunning picture of this bird. Nice to see it in this format with all the details. Well done, Jon.
Lorant

nice colors, pose, perch and BG
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Great sharp detail and IQ. Like the soft light. Subject is well exposed with good natural colours against a killer bg. Well done !