Jonathan Ashton
01-13-2012, 05:39 PM
Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS & 1.4TC 1, ISO 320 -0.3 1/1000 f7.1
This male turned up in the back garden after a short absence, I baited the small tree trunk with suet. My next trick will be try to get the bird on a different kind of perch to provide an alternative pose, and preferably retrieving an insect larva of some kind.
I underexposed to avoid blowing the highlights, as it turns out I need not have done so. Having said that I do do a linear burn on the brightest whites just above the eye, I also desaturated the reds at the base of the tail. Initially I had the image a little brighter but idecided this was a better option I felt it showed more detail and it prevented the trunk from being too dominant.
All C & C most welcome.
This male turned up in the back garden after a short absence, I baited the small tree trunk with suet. My next trick will be try to get the bird on a different kind of perch to provide an alternative pose, and preferably retrieving an insect larva of some kind.
I underexposed to avoid blowing the highlights, as it turns out I need not have done so. Having said that I do do a linear burn on the brightest whites just above the eye, I also desaturated the reds at the base of the tail. Initially I had the image a little brighter but idecided this was a better option I felt it showed more detail and it prevented the trunk from being too dominant.
All C & C most welcome.