Can't Dance don't make me

I always find these can be a challenge at the best of times.

Canon 1D3 sigma 50mm-500mm HH 1/100sec 226mm ISO 320 f/5.6

Critique and advice most welcome.

Thanks for looking.

Barry

Eastbourne

I think this is a great moorhen shot. As you say they are not the easiest of subjects.
Ireckon as a minor nit a bit off the bottom and top and some off the right or more canvas on the left !(That sounds complicated !)
Cheers
John

Nice sharp image Barry, these little guys seems to scarper even without a lens pointing at them !

I agree with John( I think ), the only other thing for me personally would be that the bird was just to right, hence not having to do other crops?

Drew

Nice shot Barry, great legs and I agree re the comp.

Andy...

Hi barry well caugt and good detail in the plumage.

Thanks for looking and the valued comments. Which I appreciate. As ever I'm full of questions. I tend to use my cameras in the same manner as a firearm line up the sight more often than not in the centre and then fire. Should I be repositioning to obtain improved effect?

Thanks





Barry

Nice moorhen image but would have liked a bit more space on the left.
Rene de Heer

I saw the title and thought you had posted a picture of John Sargeant! LOL

(A famous British journalist who is currently an unlikely contestant on a UKTV dance contest for those of you outside the UK).

As for your question about how to line up the camera, I would always aim to focus on the eye. That is the hardest thing to get away with if not sharp, and the beak is not much better. However, that normally means that you have the bird smack in the centre of the frame, so I suggest a little selective cropping on the computer to produce a more attractive composition. If you have time, you can move the focus point elsewhere on most SLRs - but I have lost too many pictures wasting time like that.

David