Tropical Mockingbird

[Richard Unsworth]

A pair of these noisy birds greeted us each morning in Boquete.
Originally from Colombia they are now common.

1/800, ISO 800 f 8, Ev -.33
NR to BG only
Light drizzle,
USM in PS5

Comments welcome
I like cheeky look, and the BG

[Geoff Warnock]

this is a cracking one Richard. Only down point for me is the 'blackness' of the rock perch.

[Don Lacy]

I like the quizzical look and the bird contrast nicely against the green BG. If this was mine I would crop in from the left and up from the bottom to lessen the dead space and the rocks impact on the image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I too would crop in from the left. Neat pose, good perch. The BG looks nice, but the colours are much more vivid and "marbling" more distinct on the right part of it...any work done to the left?

[Richard Unsworth]

OK recropped

BG was not touched except for NR and yellows desat to taste but not this time

The BG was dense jungle across a wide valley; the rock is a lava bomb from the Volcan Baru

Thanks for comments, appreciated

[Dumay de Boulle]

Nice pose and love the BG. Great perch. Prefer the OP but with a some taken off the left

[Richard Unsworth]

Nice pose and love the BG. Great perch. Prefer the OP but with a some taken off the left

Thanks Dumay

Here is OP with lhs cropped

[Wynand van Wyk]

A super portrait! I really love that background as well, the greens are superb! Lovely detail on the subject.

Superbly done!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Nice pose and BG. I dont mind the perch and like the amount of rock in pane #5. If mine, I'd crop some from the left in that one...most times these decisions come down to personal preference.

[Richard Unsworth]

Thanks all, appreciate the comments