Northern mockingbird getting a quick drink

80% crop but I wanted to get the reflection in. I lost some detail.

What technical feedback would you like if any?

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Pertinent technical details or techniques:

Canon 7D ll, Canon 400mm 5.6, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/500sec.
LR C, Photoshop to clean up the water, Topaz AI
All comments appreciated.


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Very nice, Charlie. I don’t know what’s on the left, but I think just a bit more canvas in that direction would make a fine image even better. At web size, the detail looks excellent.

OK. Here is more on the left. See what you think.

Nice job on the repost, Charlie. I like it.

Both images are really nice, Good detail in the birds, and a nice pose. Comp looks good. I like photographing Mockingbirds. I just took a series of shots myself. They seem to be such photogenic birds.

Hi Charlie, I like the reflection with the bird’s beak meeting in the water. The head looks soft to me though. Nicely composed especially in the repost.