Black-headed Bunting

[Asghar Mohammadi]

Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length: 400mm
Focus Distance: 6m
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
ISO equiv: 200
Handheld , from car

Thanks for looking , C&C always welcome

[dankearl]

Nice looking bird and a nice perch.
I would move the bird a bit to the right so it is not centered and
soften it just a bit. The focus is really good but it seems a bit oversharpened.
Nice BG. A head turn would have been nice but you take what you can get.

[Tony Whitehead]

Good comments by Dan. Lovely BG but decentring to the right would help comp. Focus sharp but does look oversharpened for presentation. A little fillflash may be an option to add a bit more detail to the dark area and a catchlight to the eye.

[Asghar Mohammadi]

Dear Dan and Tony , many thanks

another image , softer than above and bird on the right.

is this better ?

[dankearl]

Very nice and it is much better, better comp, better HA!
Well done.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Asghar,
Very nice pose & perch. I prefer vertical crop. TFS

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice shot. Lovely background, the pose and head angle are better in the second pic. Since the second pic you posted has a better head angle I think a vertical crop would be better. A crop like the original,but just a little more room on the left.
Well done.