Mockingbird Profile

Gallery: AvianPosted February 27, 2015109 views4 comments

Hopefully my patience has paid off. This mockingbird proved a good sport by hopping onto the limb just when I asked. I like everything about this except the shadow on the bird's lower front. A small limb was cloned below the bird.

My main interest in critique is subject sharpness, but feel free to comment about anything.

Canon 7D MkII, Tamron 150-600
80% of original
1/500 at f8
250mm
ISO 200
no flash
PP LR5
resting on bean bag on car window

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Sandra M. Apel on February 27, 2015 at 8:29 PM

Greg, I too like this ... agree about the shadow but a great capture. Sharpness is right on. Perhaps you could give me a lesson on instructing birds to follow commands

Registered on October 15, 2013, 20 Posts, 171 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 27, 2015 at 8:47 PM

Greg,

The sharpness on this one is really good. Perhaps the best of all your posts. Keep shooting, analyzing and trying different things. Pretty soon you will notice that your images are better than they use to be, and not just in sharpness.

Jerry

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by g k walker on March 1, 2015 at 3:07 AM

Very sharp. Love branch texture and noticed the tone changes from left to right as does the background color. Good bokeh.

Registered on August 2, 2014, 34 Posts, 52 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 1, 2015 at 5:48 PM

Nice capture Greg, I like the pose and the background. Bird is very sharp with good feather detail...and the shadow doesn't bother me, I don't think it detracts from the image much at all. Well done!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments