Pine Grosbeak (female)

[Mike Lentz]

Taken in northern Minnesota this past winter... oh wait, I think its still winter here or atleast it feels like it. :eek:


http://www.pbase.com/mike_lentz/image/92462985.jpg

Nikkon D200 ~ Nikkor 300mm F/2.8 w/1.4x TC
F/5.6 ~ ISO 500 ~ 1/250 sec ~ Fill flash @ - 2

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great composition and nice pose,nice work Mike

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Mike,
Agree .....very nice.........might want to work on smoothing out circular BG shapes by signature........but again, nicely done.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details and BG. Maybe a bit more saturation and/or contrast.

[Freddy Franzella]

Very pleasing image! nice detail! and what a pretty looking bird!

[Jim Poor]

Nice pose and soft colors, but it looks a little hazy to me. Might try upping the blacks a bit in selective color.

[Doug Brown]

Nice portrait, but another vote for increased contrast. Got this with Auto Levels in PS. Fixed the BG too.

[Raymond Barlow]

nice shot Mike, I bet it was some cold when you fired this frame.

[Fabs Forns]

Excellent done, Mike. Doug's repost make it pop.

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice Mike, composition and capture are great, and Doug's reposit with the contrast makes it stand out...:D

[Mike Lentz]

Thanks guys! I wonder (once again) why when I post from pbase to here its muting my image a bit? Here is what it looks like (unchanged) on pbase where I'm linking from. http://www.pbase.com/mike_lentz/image/92462985.jpg

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks guys! I wonder (once again) why when I post from pbase to here its muting my image a bit? Here is what it looks like (unchanged) on pbase where I'm linking from. http://www.pbase.com/mike_lentz/image/92462985.jpg

They look the same to me. Maybe it appears lighter here because of the white BG, compared with the dark BG on your website.

[Mike Lentz]

Axel, check out the blacks in the wing... back and forth back and forth and then go to the yellows... definitely a difference. Not huge, but its there.;) I just wonder why?