Theme January 2015 Yellow Headed Blackbird

[ChrisCallahan]

Seen at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/15778217863_75f77a798e_o.jpg

7D, 300 2.8 IS with 2x TC, manual, 1/800, f7.1, ISO 400, hand-held, early morning, intermittent clouds, process in LR and PS, back ground smoothed by average blur and masks over bird.

[David Salem]

Thats a great looking frame Chris! The pose is awesome and I like the HA and the BG in this one. All around a real keeper. Looks like it may have been shot a bit under exposed and maybe you can get a little more detail out of the blacks before they get grainy. I tend to shot YHBBs and RWBBs 1/3 to 2/3 over at the time of capture to get more out of the blacks and then tame down the yellows a bit if needed. Great work.

[ChrisCallahan]

Thanks! I may try that!