Snow bunting

Another snow bunting from one of my recent excursions.

David

Nikon D200, 600mm Nikon, beanbag, resting on sea wall. 1/200th, f5.6, 250 iso

Nice simple composition David and good detail. Colour seems a tad flat on my screen but not by much.

Simon

Hi David. Nice image but I think a lower POV would have been better (if possible) to make it stand out from the background.

Nice image David.
A subject this colour on that ground is always going to be difficult.
If you go any lower you get the mush so it's a hard one.
Better than anything I,ve got.
Cheers
JohnR

Have you used velcro to hold this guy in place (look under the right foot )

Hi David
A nice portrait. If anything I would echo Ian's point about the pov as the shingle rising behind the bird makes it more difficult for the bunting to stand out. That being said it does illustrate just how well the little fella blends in with its habitat. Possibly a slight cyan cast for me, a hint of red should settle it and give the image a bit more warmth.
Best
Andy

Nice shot, a lovely bird, not managed to see one yet this year. The setting is typical - nice colours - apart from the Velcro!

Cracking little birds these David, 'nits' covered, but might also do a little selective sharpening around the eye & bill?

BTW, does velcro come in a range of colours?

cheers
Steve

Nits covered a nice image of a bird I have yet to see. Good idea the Velcro - I hadn't thought of that. Will try it on some fungi next time its windy

Lol now I l
know your secrets as to how to get the birds to stay in place

I know how difficult it is to creep up on the subject on pebbles at this location, so well done you!

Fran

Hi David,

Lovely species! I agree with the lower POV comments, although I appreciate this probably wasn't an option at the time. Still a nice little shot!

Cheers,

Lewis.

Very nice. They do seem to have a habit of standing on unnatural objects!! I have had a number of chances at photographing these and am undecided on pov - get too low and the legs vanish in the pebbles and I think they look strange. Maybe a tad lower for me, but not a lot.

Hello David the Snow Bunting pose works well but just around the eye seems to lack sharpness and considering the bird is fairly well lit I am surprised there isnt more of an eyelight to bring it back to life. I am sure a bit more processing work will work wonders.

Major.

Curses, my velcro secret is revealed! Actually it is a little piece of broken shell (cockle I think). To get any lower I would have had to drill a hole in a two foot thick sea wall, so a lower POV not really an option where this was taken. Good points though, and Major is right about a little more processing.

David

a nice bird to photograph but it does look a little soft to me. Always a challenge to get a cleaner background but it does show it nicely in its environment.

Matt

I agree about the lower viewpoint, but still a nice shot.

Well, it's velcro for my Christmas stocking filler then....

Comical about the velcro... I presume this isn't Sandwich.... I think the softness is in fact subject movement, you do need a bit of luck at 1/200th sec to get an image without... perhaps the bg could be toned down by a little judicious burning but a typical setting and how you would normally see them (if you have good eyesight).

Nits covered really Divid and I must say that I prefer your previous SB post to this one.. POV, Flatness of colour and lack of sharpness have all been mentioned but I'm sure you'll be back out there again soon and look forward to seeing more.

Brett