Siskin.

Nikon D300
Nikon 500ml F4
1/500 sec f6.3
iso 640
Taken in my mates garden.

C&c Please.

Gorgeous bird, pose, background and composition. The only nit is that the whites in the flowers look a bit blown.

Tim

The bird itself looks good and the neutral coloured background helps him stand out very well.
There are a couple of things that spoil the image a little for me. Firstly the blossom looks very overexposed. The light looks fairly soft so you should have been able to retain detail in the white petals and keep the bird looking good. If this is a repeatable situation, it's worth taking a shot before the bird arrives and checking the histogram to ensure the blossom is correctly exposed. Keep the settings constant by shooting in manual mode and the exposure will be perfect for every image, assuming the light levels remain fairly unchangeable.
Second nit is the perch cutting through the birds head which is a little unfortunate.

Again I can only echo Justin's comments, I don't mind the head/perch position at all, but the flowers look blown and overall there seems to be slight ochre colour cast.

Hi Keith

Agree with Justin's comments - that said a great setting and an attractive image that I am sure with a little more work in PS can be improved on!

David

Keith

Thanks for sharing all good points raised.

Hi Keith

I find myself agreeing with the comments so far. A little more PP would improve an already good shot

Justin covers my concerns , but an image well worth returning to.

There is little I can add, except to say that the bird is spot on. I hate white, it ruins all my best shots.
eric

Thanks to youall for looking and your helpful comments.
Keith