Another beautiful image of this species in full song, Allen. I really like the perch and that background is just wild. If you go out again, I’m wondering what it would look like if you stopped down a fair amount. I’m thinking that just a hint of structure in the background would make these images even better.
Excellent capture, Allen. I like the bg but was wondering the same thing as Dennis; would it be even better if it wasn’t a solid bg? Maybe not. It might detract from the bird.
Beautiful image, Allen! I must say I like the yellow background since it complements the yellow stripes across the birds head. Maybe a tad more structure in the background could have lifted it even more, but then again that could also be a distraction. It’s a fine line.
Thank you for the comments!
I did consider stopping down more but I wanted to keep the shutter speed quite fast because the birds heads and beaks vibrate strongly while singing. I was worried about motion blur on the head at a slower speed. I could have increased ISO but I like to keep it fairly low on my crop sensor body.
More structure in the background might be another interesting take but I am pleased with this rendition also.
Thanks for the suggestions - something to consider next time I photograph these.