Willow Warbler

[Hillebrand Breuker]

I love the song of these little birds.If you hear for the first time in the season then you know that spring is around the corner. I photographed this one not far from my home in the Netherlands.

30D, 500/4 IS + 1.4tx, M settings

[Jim Poor]

Beautiful bird and BG.
There is a smudge of sorts in the upper left, and some more funniness going on in the lower right.

[Glenn Bartley]

Fantastic image. Has a great spring feel to it.

[Brian Wong]

Hi Hillebrand!

Very pretty bird with nice details. I am not very good at composition, but it does seem that my eye is attracted to the upper right corner and the dark patch (which is also sharp) on the perch. I can't offer any suggestions, but would love to hear other opinions, and/or rules and ideas on corners, etc.

[Sid Overbey]

Beautiful photograph. I like the position of the bird a lot. How much, if any, work did you do to the BG?

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Hillebrand,
Love the composition, nice rich colors... I would crop just below the dark section of the branch on the top right hand side of the frame; to eliminate the distraction. My eye tends to focus on that one dark spot on your frame...:D

[Juan Aragonés]

Very nice composition, BG and pose. well done

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Huhhh, very nice image Hillebrand. Lovely pose, sweet bg and details.

Szimi

[Ian Colley]

Very nice image, the BG needs to be cleaned up a little. I really like the composition, the green leaves are a nice contrast to the pale yellow on the bird, the darker part of the perch, top right is a little distracting.

[Paul Pagano]

I like this very much!

[Peregrine Craig Nash]

Excellent! I heard my first last week as well as chiffchaff.