Spectacled Whitestart

Nice surprise! Looks as though he's very comfortable posing for you. Perfect detail and exposure IMO.

Sweet shot of a species I have never seen, and the light in the eye from the fill flash is a nice touch.

Thanks for your comments Chuck and Jamie. Jamie I removed the artificial catchlight that the flash produced and I think the light that is left in the eye is from natural light.

Great shot Nate..Love the crest!!!!

Another Beauty Nate!!! Excellent Detail!

Ken Archer

Lovely perch with a great splash of color on the bird. It's a little centered for my tastes, but otherwise it looks technically perfect.

- Luke

Thanks for your comments everyone. I would have normally placed the bird just slightly higher in the frame but I didn't want the perch to dominate since it's quite large and that part of it was quite bright. I wouldn't want to go any tighter on the tail.

Interesting bird, Nate--superficially, it looks rather like a Canada Warbler to me, but it seems to be well named--I looked it up, and it's a Myioborus, just like our Painted Redstart.

Nice colors, details and exposure. I also think its a little centered, and might take a bit off the bottom and add it on the top. But that is pretty subjective and minor either way.

Very cool image, Nate. Wonderful detail and a great head turn. Nice flash work as well.

Very nice. A very cool looking, and colorful, bird.

What's not to like Nate, super job. Cute little bird with some unusual and striking colors accentuated by that dappled multicolored background. I'm still struggling with the local bird species, these South American ones blow me away.

Another really effective use of flash Nate - lovely bird

cheers
Rob

Perch & BG are very nice. The centered bird doesn't bother me. I didn't realize the flash sych speed had been lifted to 1/300 on the MIII. I'm still using the MII which has a synch speed of 1/250.

Nate:
No nits from me. I really like the way the image captures the vivid colors of the bird and the contrast of the dark back/wings with the bright colors of the neck, belly, dramatic eye ring, and crest.

Terrific, Nate!

Very nice Nate, it is interesting to see birds that you would not normally see, well done.

I like this whole lot Nate - nothing to nit IMO. All the elements are strong and the bird is extremely interesting. I'm glad you explained what you've done with the catchlight and why you chose the composition you did.

Nate,

The colors in this image are very appealing to me as is the pose of the bird and the mossy perch. I like the great look at the eye and the way the crown of the bird is slightly raised. I think the comp is fine the way you presented it and see the logic of your reasoning for the crop.

The one thing I would do is move your copyright slightly towards the right so the copyright symbol it self is fully visible, I can just barely make out a sliver of it on the left side of the frame.

Really a very interesting looking species and well presented.

Now, this is a new species for me ! Nicely composed and executed shot Nate. That's a beautiful bird.

Great fill flash Nate as well as colors and details.

Fantastic, Nate!