Eastern Kingbird

[Carmelo Cannova]

I took this shot last summer. I found a pair of really cooperative Kingbirds that lived just around the house. They allowed me some very close captures as they where used to people.

D300 with AF-S 300mm 2.8VR + TC 1.4E
F 5.6 , 1/1250 , iso 640 , - 0.3ev

Carmelo

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Carmelo, the light looks nice and soft, which in turn has helped you with the exposure on the whites and greys. Good angled pose, and the open beak a bonus. Comp wise, I find the placement too central, so taking a bit off the right will work a little better. I feel a touch more NR on the BG is needed too. You are lucky to capture your visitors in your garden nicely in the open.

[Carmelo Cannova]

Thanks Stuart, I reworked the image and added more noise reduction and cropped the original shot as per your suggestion.

Carmelo

[Julie Brown]

Hi Carmelo. I like the light, color and detail. It is always fun for me to see the feet. The original was a beautiful image, and your repost just improved it!

[Nancy Bell]

The repost is lovely. Your green background shows off the black/white/grays of the kingbird well. You have excellent feather detail on the head & chest.

[gail bisson]

Repost adresses all my issues. Excellent IQ in this one and the soft diffuse light really adds to the image,
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

great pose details, a nice BG and excellent HA.

[Peter Dexter]

Very good aim getting the head neck and upper chest in focus using 5.6.

[Stu Bowie]

The repost is just how I saw it. Well done.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Amazing light, very good details in the black and white, lovely background and nice pose by the bird. Love this image and the re-post made this even better.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent repost! I like the lighting, details and BG.