Printable View
D800E
300mm f/2.8G VR II with TC-17E II
500mm
ISO 800
f/8 at 1/800s
Manual mode
AF-C, Dynamic 9 points
Auto white balance
Bean bag inside a car
Cropped from 4912x7360 to 2912x4269
Adjust WB, trying color correction, lighten a bit, curve, add vibrate just a tiny bit, clean up background with clone and blur, NR and sharpen.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.
Composition wise very nice, clean backdrop is done nicely, and well proportioned perch particularly with the the diagonal. The image quality of the bird itself is lacking a little as it looks a bit grainy/noisy
Thank you for the comment, maybe I over sharpen too much for web.
Here is the link for bigger resolution for better view: http://lunnj.smugmug.com/Animals/Bir...mSxnH&lb=1&s=O
I really like this.
I like the direct gaze and the simple diagonal perch and the complimentary BG.
I think the image needs a bit more "pop" and would add a couple of points of black to the neutrals in selective coloring
Gail
Much nicer in the bigger resolution, but I think maybe yes you over sharpened a little and as Gail suggests maybe needing a bit more black/contrast
My first thought was that image needed more contrast or darker blacks. Perhaps more saturation too? I love the down-the-barrel pose. Good BG and perch.
Fabulous image of bee eater.Love the colors,details,perch, eyes and composition.
HD version looks superb.
Regards,
Satish.
Beautiful and colorful image.
I like the eye contact, composition and colourful bird. Good suggestions above. Nice image.
