Eastern Towhee

[Jason Lee]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8681115561_c2b8a38281_c.jpg

Canon 7D
Canon 400mm F5.6 L
1/400 sec
F8
ISO 400

Post Processing: Adobe Light Room 3, - exposure, + fill light, + saturation, + Sharpening, + Midpoint Vignetting

[jack williamson]

Very well done Jason. The light on the Towhee is excellent, the bird is sharp and full of detail, some will say the BG is cluttered but I like it as is, these birds live in the thick stuff and this image shows their environment well.

[Randy Stout]

Jason:

The bird is excellent, sharp, well exposed, nice eye.

Yes a bit of cluttered BG. I could see some modest cropping from below and the right to reduce some of the clutter.

I like using vignettes, but find this one a bit too dark. Subtle works best I think.

Cheers

Randy

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image of beautiful looking bird in habitat. Love the pose,colors,details and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Terrific exposure, details and sharpness on your bird. Wish for a cleaner BG but you have showcased the bird well considering what you were dealing with.

[Trey Barron]

The bird is nice and sharp and the pose is great, but the BG is taking away from the bird. I think the vignette is a bit much, but I would not loose it completely.

[Jason Lee]

Thanks everyone! Because of the distracting background, I decided to used very little vignetting to bring out the ET better.