Bluebird

[Keith_Bauer]

I think you have nice image here. The complimentary background works well for the image. The branches add nicely to the composition. I see no need to crop. I wrote an article a while back that you might find interesting.

Including the Environment - Context Matters

Originally published at: https://www.naturephotographers.network/including-the-environment/ When I first took an interest in photographing wildlife, and specifically birds, the mental model of the shot I wanted to capture was modeled after the images I’d see in bird ID books. That meant great detail in the plumage, nice view of the important identification parts of the specific species, and of course, frame-filling. It just didn’t seem right if the image didn’t fill the frame in the viewf…