Goldcrest with 7DII

[MiroslavMaric]

Could be Europe's smallest bird. Bad light and I didn't take flash :e3. Fast bird, moving from dark to highlight in a fraction of second, so for this shot I didn't have time to set EV compensation. However, my first experience with 7DII. I was very lucky with 1/320 but BG is very busy :e3.

7DII, 600 IS L II, monopod, natural light, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO800.
Photo size: 2576 x 1803 pixels.
PP: selective NR & brightness/contrast & vibrance, removed few spots in BG.
Location: The Island of Brac, November, 2014.

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Thanks for viewing and CC.

Cheers,
Miro

[John Robinson]

Background looks perfect to me- just my type !
Grand shot of a difficult subject.
JohnR

[Joe Subolefsky]

Wow great image, the blacks look just the slightest bit gray to me.

[Diane Miller]

I love the bird and the IQ. And I'm with John on the BG -- wish the white OOF areas weren't there but probably wasn't under your control.

The bird might stand a touch more contrast or maybe just brightness.

[Alan Murphy]

That is a sweet sharp image of this little guy. I would go a stop brighter and a bit warmer. Hope you don't mind the repost.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, details, perch and composition. A real tough bird to get. I would be happy to get an image like this. Well done Miro.

[MiroslavMaric]

Thanks everyone!


I would go a stop brighter and a bit warmer. Hope you don't mind the repost.

Alan thanks a lot, well done final touch. Your version is better and I appreciate your repost and you comment. It's just what I like to get so it's easy to see what can be improved. The original raw version was pretty underexposed so I lost my sense for the final PP.

Cheers,
Miro

[keith mitchell]

Cracking image of a difficult little bird, pleasure to view.

Keith.

[Arthur Morris]

That is a sweet sharp image of this little guy. I would go a stop brighter and a bit warmer. Hope you don't mind the repost.

Excellent repost by Alan addressed the major problem: too dark! Surely a close cousin of our Godlen-crowned Kinglet.

[christopher galeski]

Nice capture Miro,difficult bird to capture ,always flitting about,BG is ok for me,the bird is sharp with good details,like Alan's post,as improved a very nice image.