Just for Sunday!

[Rob Miner]

Bright days for those who need them.

Needs fill flash!

Camera Model: NIKON D2Xs
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 6.7
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: On
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 200 to 400mm
Focal length: 600mm
Focal length: 900mm (in 35mm film)
Image size: 1024 x 1024
White balance: Auto
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Color profile: ProPhoto RGB

Critiques, comments and help are always appreciated.

Rob...............

[Terry Olmsted]

I'm exposing my ignorance, Rob, but what's the bird?
I like the bird image itself, although there is a pink cast on the image on my monitor. I would be inclined to change to a horizontal crop, removing the lower inch or so of the rock. There is a halo around the rocks that I would remove.
Terry

[Rob Miner]

Hi Terry, It is a picture of a Black and White warbler. The picture was taken a couple of years ago on South Padre Island, Texas - a hot spot for birders in the Spring.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A different perch for this species that is often seen climbing tree trunks nuthatch-like! Was it going for water? The light was indeed harsh and its angle not ideal (coming from behind the subject). I see you wrote fill-flash needed, but it would have to be strong enough to fill that shade. I imagine the halo is from tweaking the BG - and you missed a spot inside the rear toe:w I also agree with the pink cast to the whites of the plumage.

Refreshing to see a warbler after the snow dumping we got yesterday...

[Rob Miner]

Hi Terry, It is a picture of a Black and White warbler. The picture was taken a couple of years ago on South Padre Island, Texas - a hot spot for birders in the Spring.

Had to use channel mixer in photoshop to remove color tinge.

Rob............

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks, for the info, Rob - I would have never guessed. Beautiful bird!
Terry