1\/3600, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nI thought the pose was interesting because of the wing position and the angle of the bent tail.\u00a0\u00a0This is a small crop so there’s\u00a0enough detail to see the hooked bill and stiff rictal bristles typical of flycatchers.<\/p>\n
A little more detail on the shaded underside of the tail would have been nice and I probably could have brought some out in processing but that often introduces noise.\u00a0 I have difficulty seeing noise, so I didn’t…<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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