Greenfinch fledgling

[shane shacaluga]

Most of the passerines have now started to fledge. Greenfinches are one of my favourites. This one was calling for its food quite early in the morning

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/9185768685_2478285c9c_b.jpg

D7000
300f4 with 1.7x TC
f6.7
1/320
ISO 640
Monopod

Cloned out a few thorns
Noise reduction on BG and Levels and USM on the bird. Toned down perch slightly with a grey layer

All comments and critiques welcome

[Randy Stout]

SHANE:

Your bird is sharp and well exposed, nice details, like the 'scales' on the feet.

For my taste, the bg is too bright in relationship to the bird. I might run a luminosity layer on the background using the multiply blend mode to tone it down a bit.

The spike above the back is a bit distracting, but adjusting the bg should help that also.

I might tinker with the amount of space on the left. I would be tempted to take a small amount of from that side.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good points by Randy. I also would warm up the WB to get rid of the shaded bluish cast on the plumage. Nice profile pose and sharpness.

[shane shacaluga]

Thanks, will try and reprocess this with those few pointers and see what comes out!