Portrait of an Eastern Kingbird; a migratory flycatcher that winters in South America and spends late spring to late summer in the US and Canada.

Great sharpness, detail and background. Would you please tell me the lens you used?

Brian, thank you for your comments. My go-to bird lens is the Sigma 150-600/5.6-6.3 Contemporary. It's a well balanced, fast focusing lens with excellent sharpness in the 180-550mm zoom range even wide open. It's a little soft at the extreme ends but sharp enough to still benefit from moderate post process usm.

Hi Charles,

 

a well lit and composed image of this flycatcher (with its striking Latin name). I like the warm colors and the OoF background. Although I know from my own experience with the Sigma 150-600 that it's not at its sharpest at 600 mm, I think there may be more detail in your photo than we see here. Kind regards, Vincent

Hi Vincent, thanks so much for your comments. It seems most of my files are a bit softer/less detailed after uploading to pn, (especially when viewed on my iPod), even with extra sharpening added specifically for pn uploads.

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