Bathing Bunting

[keith mitchell]

Nikon D4
Nikon 300mm 2.8
1/1000 @F8
ISO 640.

Corn Buntings are getting to be a rare bird in my neck of the woods but this one comes to my little pool to drink and bathe.

Thanks for taking a look and your comments and tips on my last post.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Keith I very much like the low angle and the fact you retained the reflection, just works getting at eye level with the subject. However.... I do think it's bit saturated and there is quite a strong 'yellow' influence coming through IMHO.

Some simple tweaks and I think you will have an image worthy of your time spent achieving it. Again, if you want some points in direction let me know, hope I'm right. :w3

TFS
Steve

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Keith, great low perspective here, and you managed a good HA too. I would maybe remove the smaller lower catchlight, even though its a reflection from the water, and maybe smoothen out the specular highlights in the BG. Steve has a point regarding a yellow 'cast'. Playing in pp should get you on the right direction. :w3

[keith mitchell]

Thanks Steve and Stu,have dropped the yellows and tried to stay true to the birds colour, and removed the catch lite.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice image of this handsome bird well positioned in the frame. Lovely pose with eye contact and nice reflection, Keith.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Keith I think it's better, going in the right direction. Personally I think you could tweak it a bit more, but as I haven't seen this guy it would be hard to say how far to go. Critical thing is, it's sharp and you have a reasonable SS, could have gone higher if you wanted to with ease!!!

Just remember, don't let slow SS's evade your captures. :S3:

[keith mitchell]

Cheers Karl and Steve appreciated.

Keith.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot I too think a little yellow.
(Just a very quick levels in Photoshop and then using the three sampler droppers dark, light and white gives a good result)

[William Dickson]

Hi Keith, Nice looking bird and a good POV. Cast already been mentioned. Nice capture.

Will

[gail bisson]

I think the repost is a big improvement.
Great POV and good IQ.
I could see this as a vertical as well,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, visible foot, HA and setting. Nice image Keith.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.


Regards,
Satish.

[keith mitchell]

Thank you Satish,Jim,Gail,Will and Jon very much appreciated.

Keith.