Rose-breasted Grosbeak

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Took this picture the same day as I captured the images of the Little Blue Heron. Walked a short distance, same preserve, down a path to a spot where I've seen these and Scarlet Tanagers return for the past several years. C&C welcome.

D4S, Nikon 500mm + 1.4 TC, 1/1250s, f 6.3, ff, ISO 2500, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.

Removed som distracting branches in cs6.

Geoffrey

[arash_hazeghi]

handsome colorful specie, the bird looks a bit noisy and I wish you had a better BG and a less steep angle to work with

TFS

[keith mitchell]

Geoffrey it;s a fine looking colourful bird and I like it's pose and perch,do agree about that rather stark BG.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

handsome colorful specie, the bird looks a bit noisy and I wish you had a better BG and a less steep angle to work with

TFS

Thanks Arash. Removed the noise on the bird in repost.

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Geoffrey

[arash_hazeghi]

the dark areas still show noise, is your monitor calibrated recently?

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks Arash and Keith.


Geoffrey