Hey Dan,
Cool shot! …though your birdie landed in the open! … very dangerous times ahead should
he not decide quickly to move his but out of there!
I think that you photograph is very good because all in it is natural! May I congratulate
you on your understanding of your gear? Your setup is absolutely correct: vivid colours
and very sharp details among other things!
Let's put something straight here!
If I am offered a wildlife scene to look at, my first concern should go to the quality of
the photograph in
the sense and spirit it was taken. You may be a hobbyist, and may
not be aware of all that may be done with a picture but, by default, one would help you
only if suggesting
ways to render what you captured.
I'm very sorry "Tracsoft - Don Kuykendall", "ohkphoto", and "fotojack", but all your
renditions have nothing natural anymore!
Such a birdie MUST BE CAMOUFLAGED to survive! Razor sharp contrast, parade colours
and what not, are not among the strategies of the spices. As long as the bird can't fly
decently, discretion is required!
The idea of giving a first-flight bird the colours that should normally be wormed by a
adult cannot enter in
the scope of your request:"
…how could I have improved the shot?"
I took this shot this spring in central Europe and I see many similarities with your
birdie, though yours is older than mine.
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Respectfully,