Blue Grosbeak

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Saw this grosbeak in a field at the state park this morning.
I’m not sure if this is a female or an immature male.

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I included two versions showing different amounts of the vegetation around the bird. Any preference?

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Canon R7, 200-800mm@800, handheld
ISO 4000, f9, 1/1250s

Processed in DXO PureRaw 4 and Photoshop.

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Hi Allen
The Blue Grosbeak, has great feather detail, eye contact and coloring. As for the framing, I am going with the first post. I think the second would work if there was more room on the lower frame bring the Grosbeak up to just bellow center frame.
Peter

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Beautiful color and detail in the grosbeak, Allen. Both images show a good sense of the environment and lets the bird shine, so I’d go with the first one as the bird is more prominent.

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I think I’d prefer the second if you had more room under it-maybe the entirety of the lower leaves in front of the bird. The flower heads in the second go a long way to making those three stems on the right relevant to the image, whereas in the first image they’re just in the way for my taste and I’d probably remove them in that version.

Excellent job photographing this beauty.