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Anders Nielsen
02-10-2008, 10:25 AM
I have tried a crop suggested by Arthur Morris. Eventhough it is not that much different from the previous post I must say that the composition improved. Thanks for the advice!!!:)

Canon EOS 400D
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

1/100, f/5.6, ISO 400, tripod
Levels, noisereduction, shadow/highlight, crop, smartsharpen.

Original post: http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4228&highlight=spotted
Arthur Morris
02-10-2008, 10:28 AM
Better, and still lovely, but I would have given those coverts just a bit more room. If you want to try that, you can re-post it below.

later and love, artie
Axel Hildebrandt
02-10-2008, 10:29 AM
Hi Anders,

I added the link of the original crop above the image and agree that this crop improves the image.
Anders Nielsen
02-10-2008, 10:41 AM
Artie: I'm not so familiar with the english terms for the parts on birds - what exactly is the coverts?
Jody Melanson
02-10-2008, 05:07 PM
Very nice. The grub adds to this...wish I could see the tail though...
Anders Nielsen
02-15-2008, 05:37 AM
I have tried to crop the image again with some more room in the bottom - as suggested by Arthur. I can't crop it any wider than this - perhaps it's too wide now?
Arthur Morris
02-15-2008, 06:07 AM
Better, but I would crop just a fraction more off the bottom. Do you see the single white feather below the coverts? It has a black tip on it. You need to crop it just to get rid of the black tip (which is a minor distraction). Once you learn how, you could add a bit to the left side.

later and love, artie