dove at rest

[Grahame Hamblin]

backyard dove

[elsa hoffmann]

Grahame, I am a sucker for garden birds (and I regard a dove as one) and like this image a lot. I hope I am not stating the obvious in saying that I would have liked it not cropped (shot) so close at the bottom as the feet and tail included would have enhanced the image greatly.

[Grahame Hamblin]

thank you Elsa i agree i mucked up i was testing anew method  and did not watch my framing


Grahame

[elsa hoffmann]

do tell about the new method?? 

[Grahame Hamblin]

This looks better Never liked flash for 65 years re read the manual went to almost - power decided it has some possibilities
Grahame

[Thomas G]

Hi Grahame, you seem to be able to get close to the birds. I like the pose, framing and light on the last one.
Feather details and illumination come out well.
Focus point and sharpness look better on the initial one.

[Nasos Kosmas]

Very nice I prefer the second shot
Dove is very common here its a good start for birding

Here is my today's  dove, its very near so it turn and almost spoke to me, its a crop cause I couldn't get the hole tail

[Grahame Hamblin]

thanks facinating birds cant stop photographing them there eyes have it
Grahame

[elsa hoffmann]

no matter how common a dove is - or any garden bird, they are great especially as they often interact nicely with the homeowner. Which helps for photographing them of course. 

[Peter Connan]

Very nice detail.

For me, I would have preferred not to have the window pane.

[armando_m]

Really like 1&2, nice light and amazing detail

[Grahame Hamblin]

Thanks Amando
Grahame