Wheatear

[Frank Schauf]

Photographed again on Texel with 1DMIV, EF 4/600 L IS USM & 1.4x III, ISO 800.

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[mortezanemati]

very nice pose and detail,excellent BG.Thanks for sharing.

[Jonathan Ashton]

You really nailed it, and I love the perch too. the sand on the bill adds a little extra interest, the details and exposure are excellent.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Frank, I like the soft light, which in turn has brought out the colours nicely. A simple pose, (nothing wrong with that ) and certainly lots of character on the perch. Killer BG too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Frank! I like the pose, perch, sharpness, lighting and BG.

[Karl Egressy]

Perfect image, Frank.

[gail bisson]

I really like the interesting perch. I am not sure if I like the sand on the beak or not. It tells a story but I find it a bit distracting.
Good comp. BG is very green and uniform and I would be tempted to tone green down a bit by decreasing the blacks in the green in selective color (if you have CS5).
All in all, a good solid image
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful image of a beautiful bird. Interesting perch. One tiny thing I'd love is either removing the extra bit at left of the perch, or leaving in but giving a tad more room for its' tip.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Keeping it simple works well here. Nice perch , fine detail and beautiful light all contribute to one fine image.

[Carmelo Cannova]

Beautiful light and I really like the perch. The BG is sweet!!

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Excellent details, great pose, wonderful background, and very nice light.
Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Thank you,

i removed left the small branch away it looks really better.

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[MohsenVahedipour]

What a nice soft light & neat BG. Excellent IQ & shooting angle. TFS