Long-billed thrasher

[Sid Garige]

Canon 7D, 500mm F4 & Alan Murphy's Setup guide
1/640, F8 ISO 800
Laguna Seca Ranch, South Texas

[gail bisson]

Happy New Year Sid.
I like several things about this image- the comp, the BG, the pose of the thrasher with the raised foot and the way the tail feathers crown the bird's head. I wish you had a bit more SS to freeze the foot and tail. The perch is OK - not liking the way the green plant is sitting in front of the wood perch as it looks contrived. The green in the plant does add a nice boost of color though. A nice image,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Sid:

Good points from Gail.

I do like the light, the raised foot pose, colors in BG.

Just for me, I would prefer that the tail wasn't right behind the head, it tends to merge visually for me. Would prefer the head to be in the clear if possible.

From a comp standpoint, I might consider moving him just a bit to the right in the frame.

Look forward to more, as I suspect you have a bunch from your outing!

Cheers

Randy

[denise ippolito]

Sid, I like the image design and the in-your-face pose. Soft BG colors add to this.

[Sachin Saraf]

Very well captured Sid...Loved the Pose and BG...as said by Randy it would have been great if tail was not right behind the head. Happy New Year!

[Fernando Cerra]

Great pose, very uncommon photo

[Doug Brown]

Like the eye contact, raised foot, and green BG. I'm not crazy about the overlapping head and tail feathers. I agree with the suggestion to move the bird slightly to the right. And I'd tone down the bright areas of the green plant. BTW this is a Long-billed Thrasher, not a Curve-billed Thrasher.

[Sid Garige]

Doug and Randy,

Yes, off centering to the right will improve the image. Thanks for the suggestion.

Doug,

You are correct. This is a long billed trasher. Thanks for the correction.

Gail,

Perch improvements in next trip. I guess I need to learn lot more regarding perch setups.

Sachin and Randy,

I kind of like the tail behind the head. I think it is little interesting pose compared to regular pose. Thanks

Thanks
Sid

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot. Love the pose and the lifted foot, great head angle, great light, and great background.Well done.

[Tom Redd]

SId, nice to see you post again. I like the BG, not crazy about the perch, agree with the earlier comments. Since the tail is OOF, it isn't as distracting as it would be if in focus, I am okay with it. I look forward to seeing more posts from the trip.

[Sid Garige]

Thanks Tom. Some more on the way... :)