Another from the recent Texas trip with Alan Murphy and Brian Small.
800 ISO
F5.6 at 1/1600th
600 F4
Another from the recent Texas trip with Alan Murphy and Brian Small.
800 ISO
F5.6 at 1/1600th
600 F4

Very nice Joe. The subject, pose, eye contact, perch and background are all great.
The shallow DOF is a bit of a problem; it would have been better to trade some shutter speed for a less open lens. And I would provide more headroom by adding a little more canvass above the bird.
Beautiful Tanagerthe reds are handled nicely and the bird has plenty of contrast. For me the subject id to tight in the frame and I would like to see just a bit more room on both the top and bottom
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Nice image, Joe. You handled the exposure of the red pretty good.
I might add a little to the top and right, if possible.
Hey Joe,
Awesome looking bird and only a bit tight bottom.....even for me! Excellent perch and BG!
Beautiful and colorful image. Sharp and well composed.