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imagine0
02-23-2009, 10:12 PM
Hi! This is my first post here. It is still quite cold and windy here in Québec.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3428/msangettenoire30.jpg
By imaginaire (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/imaginaire), shot with Canon EOS 40D (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Canon+EOS+40D&make=Canon) at 2009-02-23
Axel Hildebrandt
02-24-2009, 09:59 AM
Welcome to BPN! Very nice first post. I like the pose, soft light and the needles in the BG balance the image nicely. I would sharpen the bird some more as it looks soft as presented. I would run noise reduction on the background. Please post the complete techs. Keep them coming!
Roman Kurywczak
02-24-2009, 10:46 AM
Hi,
Welcome to the forums! Axel gave you some excellent advice on a few PP (post processing) tweaks. I may also try to lighten the face a bit more. I too like the inclusion of just a hint of the BG....but may blur the one above/behind the head a touch more....just to soften it a bit. Overall you composed this very nicely.
Sabyasachi Patra
02-24-2009, 11:35 AM
Hi,
Welcome to BPN! Sweet little bird. The background is sufficiently diffused. I looked at the exif details in your image. It reads, 1/1600, f8, ISO 400, EV=-1, focal length 420mm. It will be better if you post the exif while uploading the image.

Were you handholding? Is it a cropped image? The image will be improved if you follow Axel's post processing suggestions. Look forward to see more of your work.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Daniel Cadieux
02-24-2009, 12:27 PM
Ditto above. I would add that since these guys love coming to feeders and are not shy it would be easy to place a thinner perch near a feeder and get them to pose on that instead of a thick one as here. A matter of taste, I agree, but it would still look better aesthetically IMO as I find thick perches don't always look best with smaller songbirds. Perfect exposure, good use of EC.

P.S. Welcome to BPN...looking forward to more :-)
Tony Whitehead
02-24-2009, 12:57 PM
Welcome and congrats on your first post. Good advice above. I especially like the BG with the OOF needles. A touch more sharpening and it will jump out at you.
Lance Peters
02-24-2009, 08:47 PM
Welcome to the BPN Family - nice first post :)

Exposure is good and you have a good head angle and eye contact - all good advice given above.

Looking forward to seeing more :)
Arthur Morris
03-02-2009, 02:53 PM
Welcome. Quite a lovely bird ad image needing oly a bit more detail in the blacks and some selective sharpeig of the bird.