I like the perspective very much !!!! Not sure about the exposure compensation With overcast should have been +1 Did you have to do much to the image? Would light to see the bird lighter Flash fill also is a big plus for this conditions !!!
When setting up for these I normally try as much dof as I can Working at this close distance it is minimal !!!! I do like it and should try many more like it .... don't forget your extension tubes !!!!
Alfred, I shot a couple of shots of this bird and as I remember I used the on camera flash which washed the image so this is why the -1EV. Your right, it might have just been easier to use +1 and no flash. I have little experience with flash during daylight and haven't worked with it enough except to get washed out shots. I did have to drop the exposure in LR on this shot some. It was also white washed. Probably f/8 or 10 would have been best for the whole bird to be in focus.
Paul,
This could easily work in out out of the box gallery!
Great vision.
I think the fact that you were using a Center Weighted Meter rather than Canon's evaluative meter explains the difference between what you photographed the image at and what Al suggested.
Using the evaluative meter,( it takes is the entire scene with a bias to the middle) and that much white sky, +1 would be a minimum compensation to the metered value to get a correct exposure. Just as Al suggested.
With a small area center weighted meter, the dark areas of the bird would be the largest influence and result the need to reduce the metered value.