Corn Bunting

Stalked this chap for a while on Salisbury Plain this afternoon.
The closest I could get still required a bit of cropping to produce these, with which I'm quite pleased.
K7, 55-300.

1.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/salisburyPlain032crop_filtered.jpg[/IMG]


2.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/salisburyPlain023crop_filtered.jpg[/IMG]


3.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/salisburyPlain014crop_filtered.jpg[/IMG]


4.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/salisburyPlain013crop_filtered.jpg[/IMG]


Your thoughts on the above would be most welcome.

Coker.

First 2 for me Roger. Very nice. More detail seems apparent on the head

#1 wins it due to timing

+1 on Alan's comments - the first has the best light too, as well as your good timing Roger.

I hear you about the heavy crop, but do you think it would take another cut off the bottom perhaps?

Well captured

I agree with Alan and I-berg. Have you tried a square crop? I find the out of focus foliage distracting.

Thanks, all.

How's this?


[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/salisburyPlain032crop_filteredcontrastadjsqcrop.jpg[/IMG]

I.Q.?


Coker.

I much prefer that last version.

These are lovely but they are a bit over-cropped, although they would be acceptable for viewing at about 600 pixels - especially no.2. However the last one is way too cropped! The sharpening is always going to be visible at that magnification. I also actually liked the context of the OOF grasses in 1 & 2.

The way you've composed your crops shows you've got the 'eye' - just need a slightly longer lens I think