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Horrible weather here in the UK today ( at least where I was ) so just only really managed this Wood Pigeon image. Although common birds and often regarded as a pest, they are still a good looking bird when close up like this. As always, comments appreciated.
7D, 500mm+1.4X, f7.1, 1/320ss, ISO640 +1/3ev. Processed in LR4
Thanks
This is one of your nicest posts, Simon.
IQ and detail are excellent, the head turn perfect, exposure spot on and lovely BG.
Really like your comp as well (maybe a sliver off LHS?)
No nits from me and well done,
Gail
Nice head angle, excellent details and background. The bird must be a great looking one.
Tons of detail, exposure is right on, so is HA. Looks like something went wrong with it's pupil or do they look like that on these birds?
Incredible nice details, and exposure. Pupil is odd as Jack has mentioned. Comp and BG are very nice, as well. Nice work!
Very nice portrait, loving the super fine detail and over the shoulder eye contact.....I took an image of a local Pigeon here the other day and it had the same off shaped pupil as this one...maybe natural ?
Thanks everyone for the comments.. Just to confirm that the pupil on the Wood Pigeon is an odd shape like this. It does look a bit weird.
thanks again.
WOw you did nail this one so nicely
I have seen this bird when i was in UK and it looks wonderful, your image here is fantastic, the Head turn tons of details and a wonderful green BGmakes it special
great one
very nice,sharp,good detail,nice BG and head turn.
Wonderful portrait with superb details,nice colors,beautiful BG and composition.
Regards,
Satish.
Very nicely composed portrait with excellent feather detail. Regarding the pupil, Yes this is perfectly natural, many birds have a similar appearance, just look back at posts of American Oystercatchers as a prime example.
Thanks all for the kind comments. I've just reprocessed the image DPP using the excellent guide from Arash and Arthur. I've posted it here as a comparison and I think its an improvement. I've always thought that DPP was better at extracting detail and the guide helped to tweak my workflow. Any thoughts on the repost? I think the sharpening looks more natural.
