Purple Martin

[Ilija Dukovski]

Taken at Daniel Webster sanctuary in Marshfield, MA.
The colony there is full of birds, very busy place.
The morning was extremely hazy, due to wildfires in Canada.
I had to adjust the curves a bit to get decent contrast on this one.
CC appreciated.


Nikon D700 300mm+TC14 f/5.6 1/640 Manual ISO400

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good to see one of these perched. You got the blacks right but I would tone down the highlights and/or midtones more.

[Colin Knight]

Agree with Axel on the highlights. Maybe some more sharpening around the eye? Nicely captured!

[Ilija Dukovski]

Thank you for the comments, appreciated.