Hudsonian Godwit

Claude, this is going to sound weird, but on my monitor the smaller version looks better than the larger one.
On the small version the godwit really stands out from the background but on the larger one I find the background behind the bird's head much more obtrusive. I've spent a couple of minutes flicking back and forth between the 2 images - I've even pushed my chair back a metre from the screen to get a better perspective on th elarge version but I can't think of a decent reason for it but that is how it looks to me.

Martin and I must be using the same the same monitor Claude. I think the distraction can be easily handled. Other than that I really like this portrait.
Bob

Nice catch. The bird is very sharp, plus nice pose. Comments about the BG and large version were already made.

Tks for the observation , I really don't know what is going on, same photo after slight PP except for the size. My little green men are at it again ???. will try to re-post.

Beautiful bird, Claude. I like the pose and light as well as the habitat. I agree about the dark tuft a reeds above the head being a distraction in the larger version. Maybe a bit of blur on the bg up there? Well done.