Weaver Bird South Africa

[echosue]

I took this shot on a recent trip to South Africa. While it may look funny, this is exactly as he was hanging in the tree. Please critique at will.



Shot with a Nikon D60
1/640 at F5.6
70-300 mm lens at 300 mm
iso 200
No flash

[Liz Caldwell]

My first reaction (while I could only see the top of the photo) was "whoa, blue" but once I scrolled down I saw how nicely it brings out the subject.

Great capture, nice and sharp, love the contrast. The nest is so interesting as well

[echosue]

Liz thank you for looking and commenting about the photo. I have only cropped the photo a slight amount, no change to the actual colors of the scene. Blue sky was what I had for sure. I like the contrast too. Any suggestions however?

[Liz Caldwell]

You could probably crop in a bit tighter, actually, just enough to get the eye of the bird closer to the lower right 3rd

[PhotographyN]

yeah crop tighter so you lose a bit of the distracting branches on the bottom of the photograph.

love the sharpness and the color! congratz on a nice picture!

[crockny]

Great bird shot! Maybe cropping some of the left and right to make a more vertical shot and crop out the blurry flowers would work -- I like the sharp flower on the top as a compliment to the bird ... very nice!

[echosue]

Thank you everyone for your comments and critiques. I will do some editing and repost the results. I really do appreciate all who take the time.