Diane Miller
12-07-2014, 04:48 PM
Caught this guy in the same scraggly fig tree as yesterday's dark-eyed junco. Canon 7D II, 600mm II, tripod, ISO 1600, f/8, 1/250. More DOF on the feet would be nice, but it was cloudy, limiting my options. I didn't want to go to higher ISO because of IQ (resolution drops as noise increases, and NR won't fix that), and didn't feel I could afford a slower shutter. I like how the head is separated from the body by the DOF. The BG is some fallen leaves that still had a little color and some grass sprouting from the recent rains.
Very basic LR adjustments. To PS to add a little canvas on top (doubling the amount above the tail), clone out a bright branch in the LR and lighten the perch. Noise was very slight but I did Nik's Define while I was there.
Very basic LR adjustments. To PS to add a little canvas on top (doubling the amount above the tail), clone out a bright branch in the LR and lighten the perch. Noise was very slight but I did Nik's Define while I was there.