Theme: Singin' the Blues

[Brian Sump]

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From the summer series with this beautiful species.

D850
600mm + 1.4x
Handheld
ISO 1250
1/1250
f8

LR and PS. Minimal PP work done other than normal tone, WB, sat, etc.

[Randy Stout]

Brian:

A lovely bird indeed, with nice pose and perch. Well exposed, nice comp. Interesting how out of focus the perch is compared to the bird. Like the soft bg with just enough detail to add some sense of depth.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

Great pose, lending to a nice comp. Good detail on the Grosbeak, lovely BG.

[Paul Burdett]

Another stunner Brian. Love the contrast with the smooth BG and striking blue of the bird. Open beak adds to the image.

[David Roach]

Such a colorful and detailed view. All has been said. TFS

[gail bisson]

This is stellar Brian! IQ is outstanding, as is the singing pose and perfect perch.
Processing is perfect.
No nits from me on this wonderful image!

[Bretoteanu Dan]

Beautifully composed image, the contrast betwen the BG and the intense color of the bird is superb. Plus the posture, the opened bill and the catchlight in the eyes.

[Brian Sump]

Much appreciated as always everyone!

Randy - I only sharpen the subject in the final stage of PP after resizing and I gave this one a little extra juice for the forum. You make a great point and perhaps I could have brushed the legs a bit to help transition the sharpening.

Gail - How cool! Her product is phenomenal, her laugh infectious and her passionate message for us all to get outside of the 'forum box' and let creativity shine is so inspiring. Love to meet her sometime. PS - thank you for your kind words :-)

[Geoffrey Montagu]

A beauty, Brian. Like the calling pose, perch, and great background. Especially like that we see all the different patterns/colors on the feathers so clearly. Wonderful light as well.


Geoffrey




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[John Mack]

Great pick for the theme. I don't know what's not to like here. Looks great all around.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Image. Perfect in all sense...