Repost-Red-breasted Nuthatch

Nice, Dan. Great pose. If you're into cloning, I'd be tempted to eliminate the left end of the perch (assuming it can be made to look natural). On this monitor,it looks as if there might be a small hot spot in the whites of the head. Excellent detail.

Sweet Nuthatch photo Dan!!! These are few and far between for me!

Ken Archer

Quite the pose, Dan. I bet you got another when it let go of the branch. Good detail and you caught a suspensful moment.

I like this comp Dan. The large crop does diminish the detail in the feathers, but overall it looks pretty good. The whites in the eye line do not show a lot of detail, but I think you could bring those down no problem and get most of it back.

Couldn't do much with the white on the head, no more detail there.

I like a lot tension in the body of the bird, looks like a spring ready to snap.
Prefer the first version, composition is more balanced IMO.
Giorgio

Great action Dan. The bird looks ready to leap off the banch. I prefer the first post but both have their merits. In the second post there is the feeling that he is in mid-air ready to launch off into space..
May