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Jonathan Michael Ashton
12-08-2008, 07:48 AM
Canon 20D Canon 500mm F 4 L IS
ISO 200
1/250 sec @ f4.5

All comments welcome
Alfred Forns
12-08-2008, 09:19 AM
Excellent image Jonathan I like the close to eye level view, beautiful bg and excellent detail on the bird Might only take a little form the left side? Like it a lot, fine image !!
Doug Brown
12-08-2008, 11:04 AM
Like it a lot Jonathan! Wouldn't change a thing. Terrific job with exposure, sharpness, pose, and BG. Well done!
Mike Lentz
12-08-2008, 11:47 AM
Nice image Jonathan! Is that a man made BG or just natural?
Daniel Cadieux
12-08-2008, 12:32 PM
I like almost everything here. Almost because IMO I feel the composition a bit unbalanced...too much space at left, and not enough at right. Great looking specimen, exposure and sharpness look good.
Jonathan Michael Ashton
12-08-2008, 12:37 PM
Nice image Jonathan! Is that a man made BG or just natural?

Yes it is natural, it is a field. The log was attached to a barbed wire fence which was on the edge of a ditch, the grass in the field was therefore completely out of focus.

Jon
farhad
12-08-2008, 01:36 PM
so nice image Jonathan. i like Bg color and sharpness.
Stu Bowie
12-08-2008, 02:06 PM
This is pin sharp Jonathan, and very well exposed. Superb image.
Tony Whitehead
12-08-2008, 08:16 PM
Lovely soft light, BG, shooting angle and pose. I agree with Al and Dan re removing a bit on the left and maybe adding a little on the right (probablyto aim for the eye on a junction thirds). I would clean up the light halo along the dark edges but congratulations on a lovely image.
Arthur Morris
12-08-2008, 08:23 PM
Wonderful head angle; the position of the body and the feet are perfect. I am however, with Daniel on the COMP. Pointing the lens a bit more to the right would have yeilded a much stronger image. With images like this, think in vertical thirds. 1/3 BKGR. 1/3 bird. And 1/3 tree. That does not exactly work here as the tree is so skinny but the 1/2 BKGR simply does not work. With the evenly toned BKGR fixing it would be easy.
Linda Robbins
12-08-2008, 08:35 PM
Really beautiful subject, and the pose couldn't be better. Agree that adding a little on the right will improve your lovely image. Lovely capture.