Green Violetear in Colombia

[Peter Dexter]

Canon 7D w/400 5.6 and 580 EXll

Manual Exposure
1/800
F 8.0
ISO 800
Flash -1/3
Noise reduction with Neat Image

I cloned out a branch that came too close to his bill. adjusted lighting, sharpness and burned in some of the brightest areas. No color enhancement.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/Pitter/Hummers/fixingit_filteredsmall_zps845a2b08.jpg

[Dave Leroy]

A lovely photo. Very sharp and a ton of detail. I like the composition as well as the perch. It looks like you need to go back and do a bit more work on the branch being careful around the bill. It looks to me like the NR could get another round as well.

[Peter Dexter]

Oops you're right. Thanks.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/Pitter/Hummers/try2_filteredsmall_zps4281ba97.jpg

[Arthur Morris]

Bird looks killer. BKGR looks noisy and splotchy. I'd crop from both sides to get closer to 3X2.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird and pose with gorgeous colors. Repost looks better, but I think I would start over from scratch working on the NR and then removing the branch. There is still quite a bit of "evidence" around the bill.

[Satish Ranadive]

Peter,
Wonderful image with great colors and details.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ben_Sadd]

The bird looks good. I would prefer it if the perch ran slightly more parallel to the sensor, as I find the oof part bottom left a little distracting. Agree that the background looks a little blotchy and could do with a rework.

[DanieBenade]

Bird is nice and sharp with good colours, but agree on the BG. Great shot though.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Peter, lovely colourful iridescence on this fellow, and good subtle use of flash. Nice and sharp, and I like the angled pose. Repost is better, but agree working more on the BG wont harm the image.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Bird looks great. The background looks just a bit weird. Not sure that it's a noise/grain thing, though.