Pretty Bird

[ChowChi-Ching]

Shot from around 70-80 feet a way, and cropped to zoom in. I was freezing(12 degrees out here) and I am going to try to "reshoot" this again today after it warms up.......but all opinions about this would be wonderful.........Thanks!!

[Loupey]

This is how most people "see" birds. I would challenge you to go back and shoot it again at a completely different angle. Imagine how cool it would look:

1) at a steeper angle so that the wire cuts across the frame more diagonally
2) from directly underneath (watch out!) as a complete silhouette
3) as a vertical shot looking straight down the wire (can't do it unless you work for the electric company)
4) or even dead-on with the wire cutting perfectly horizontally

Key is to try different looks while you got the chance.

[gahspidy]

Loupey makes some good points, but i would say that even though this is a "common"point of view of a bird for most of us, you have placed it and the wire in a way that is very pleasing. It is a very nice composition. I'm actually wondering if you intentionally thought this out, because i know you like to center your subjects dead on. It appears a little soft in focus on my screen, and I suppose you may have been shivering in the cold, but other than wanting it to be a little sharper, it is a nice composition.
btw, if you shoot this again, try to zoom in all the way you can and use a tripod or something to stabilize your camera so you do not have to crop so much.

[dbutler]

I can't believe I"m about to type this but, to me, the blue seems a little oversaturated. I also think that zooming in would help. He looks so lost with all that blue around him. That said. I really like the bird and I like the twisty black & white of the cable he sits on. It would be neat to see him sitting there but with the cable coming toward the viewer rather than sloping away. But it's a neat image! Did you manage to do it again?

[ChowChi-Ching]

I will try to re shoot tomorrow morning, we had construction people out across the street and it scared the birds away..... See If I can get some better angles.

I DID shoot this intentionally with the bird off center(which was VERY hard for me by the way! LOL )
I actually was zoomed in all the way, but this was a TINY bird.....I didn't even realize it was that yellow until I put the pic on the computer. Everytime I tried to get closer they would fly away, I may have to start bribing them so they associate me with food and won't leave when I come out! LOL
Thank you all for your comments, I have a few ideas of other things to try now.......