Very cute little female, almost puffed up enough to qualify as a birb. Looks like a cold day. Also looks like she has a band on her right leg. Nice detail where it counts.
Great looking female. I haven't seen one on a rock before so that is nice. Love the pose and the image does portray a cold day. Didn't notice the band, but don't have a problem with it either. I struck out on these guys this winter, maybe this spring. TFS
Really nice, Randy. Exposure looks good - it's so easy to blow-out that eye-ring but you've handled it really well. I might try brightening the image globally just slightly, but it certainly works as presented. I like how the bird's perched on the side of the rock. Strong frame. TFS
Such a pretty little bird.
Love the gray rock and complimentary gray BG.
I didn't notice the band at first so I have to say that it doesn't take away from the image.
Yes, to a bit more DOF but face/eye and bill are nice and sharp.
Does the D 810 have a high MP resolution? Because if it does, you could have moved back a couple of feet and increased your DOF a bit more and just cropped the image a bit more.
So easy to be an armchair critic!
Gail
Gail, D810 is 36 MP, so lots of data to play with. But I didn't have the opportunity to move when this young lady landed unexpectedly in that spot. Guess I need a zoom lens!