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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

by Barbara Graham

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 20182,054 views6 comments
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, 1/5/18.

1/5/2018, 11:55:23 AM
Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III @560mm
f/8, 1/1250, ISO 800
Aperture priority, Evaluative metering
Cloned one very small piece of grass sticking up from the bottom, cloned one leaf that continued past the bottom of the image, added a little contrast to bird and perch, sharpened bird only, 64% of full frame.

Any feedback would be appreciated.  Please view the larger version before commenting.  Thank you!

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 10, 2018 at 6:03 PM
I like this as posted. Good size in the frame for such a small bird. Good open view. Non distracting background.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 10, 2018 at 7:11 PM
Really nice. Great background. Well done.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on January 10, 2018 at 7:15 PM
Beautiful image.  I think you did real well with the color, light, detail and composition.  I have no complaints and I think it's one of your better images.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 10, 2018 at 11:47 PM
Nice frame.   Exposure, details look good. A couple of steps left or right would have solved the merge with the OOF branch to make this even stronger. 
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 11, 2018 at 12:38 PM
Beautiful, Barbara.  I'd love to get one of these perched up so nicely.  the only times I've photographed them, they've been flitting around in the branches playing hide and seek with me.  This is really sweet with lovely lighting and a really nice head turn.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 11, 2018 at 2:46 PM
Nicely done, Barbara. This is a good choice for an open composition with such a small bird. This light is soft and details look good considering the crop. If it were mine, I might consider darkening the BG a bit just to let the bird stand out.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments