Was getting in my car to head to work, while enjoying the song this one was belting out, when I realized I had my camera in the car. This one hangs around our neighborhood regularly.
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Sony RX10 IV - 1/1250, f/4, 100 ISO, 600mm equivalent
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I like the photo very much but, I have to say, I have a real love/hate thing with Mockingbirds. They can really be pests when they decide to sing their brains out right outside our bedroom window in the middle of the night. Daytime cool, nighttime not cool. Nice capture.
Excellent light and detail. Nicely composed.
I would cut back the blue saturation a little and probably raise the exposure a hair. There is a little noise in the background which could be easily removed.
Nice detail in the Mockingbird and I like the singing pose, Dan. The vegetation frames it nicely. To my eye, the sky seems more intense than reality which I think may just be exposure. I think you could bring it up a bit, though the white patches might need to be managed.
A very good image.
Thanks much for the feedback @Dave_Douglass @David_Schoen @Dennis_Plank - the sky in my capture was even darker blue than my completed edit . . . but I guess I didn’t go light enough 
