View Full Version : Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch
Paul Lagasi
03-04-2010, 09:45 PM
On the day we were at Sandia, most of the Rosyfinches were Brown-Capped and Black, this is one of only 3 Gray-Crowned, I was able to photograph.
I like the high-key look to this.
D300
Nikon 300 2.8
f5.6
1/800
iso-500
+1
spot meter
handheld
shutter priority
Randy Stout
03-04-2010, 10:05 PM
Paul:
Your bird is sharp, and well exposed, shows the gray crown well.
I find the image a little too bright for my personal taste.
I opened it in ACR, pulled the recovery slider to 42 to eliminate some blinkies around the birds outline, then made some minor curve adjustments to lower the brightness a bit.
I might also consider a small crop top and right to reduce the overwhelming amount of white.
was this one through the window as well?
Cheers
Randy
Paul Lagasi
03-04-2010, 10:36 PM
Thanks Randy, I've changed the image using some of your suggestions, I've added a black border which seems to help with all the white, hope changes work...all my Rosy images were through the windows..Black Rosy-Finch still to come
Randy Stout
03-05-2010, 07:54 AM
Paul:
I prefer this version, not so stark.
Cheers
Randy
Jean Chang
03-05-2010, 10:22 AM
Hi Paul,
Very nice capture. I like the repost better. I always love the open beak shots, too.
Arthur Morris
03-08-2010, 12:05 PM
I actually love the wider ORIG version, especially the high key look. What are the little round things on the ground?
Paul Lagasi
03-08-2010, 04:38 PM
Thanks Everyone...Artie, the round things are corn (with the outer surface{pericarp} taken off, at least thats what it looked like, thats why no yellow)...from what I understand, they only use hulless seed (to reduce litter) for the feeders.
Arthur Morris
03-08-2010, 06:11 PM
Ah, that's what I was afraid of :) At least they look like pebbles....
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