lookback piedwagtail

[christopher galeski]

took this shot yesterday,Iwas knelt down with tripod hardly daring to move,these are small birds and very timid,it came within 6ft,infact it was getting too close,but managed to get a few shots before it flew off.cannon 7D,400mm cannon prime lens,f5.6,1/800sec,iso500,touch of sharpening,nocropping.comments good or bad.

[Maya Raut]

Beautiful bird with nice head angle and catch light. Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and light.

[Ron Sprunger]

Wonderful! Can't think of anything remotely bad, this is just lovely. Light, comp, and IQ look near perfect, and it's a beautiful bird.

[Grace Scalzo]

A captivating bird, very sweet and inquisitive looking. Are the whites on his forehead a bit hot? I prefer a lower angle but sounds like he might not have tolerated you moving into that position. Maybe next time?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Nice pose and details. Not a big fan of distractions in the BG...but looks like it was not possible for you to change your position.

[dankearl]

I agree, a beautiful bird. The BG is what it is, not always possible to "stage" them.

[christopher galeski]

thankyou for your comments everybody.