Recent - Black Phoebe Stare Down

Two days ago after work - a little stare down on hand.

Settings: D500, Handheld Tamron 150-600 G2, 1/1000, f9, 600mm, ISO 1250

C&C welcome.

Jay, nice eye contact, a few nits… better to get a bird on a natural perch, shot is a hair on the warm side and
it seems the NR softened the feathers a bit in places. I suggest lowering the SS and ISO since the bird was perched and you might get a sharper image.
I can see an improvement in your shots, nice BG on this one, keep up the good work.

-Tim

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Originally Posted by Tim Foltz

Jay, nice eye contact, a few nits… better to get a bird on a natural perch

(Yes, always - but, I take what I can get :)..) , shot is a hair on the warm side and
it seems the NR softened the feathers a bit in places (not sure, but any softness may be just softness - think I only applied NR to bkg). I suggest lowering the SS and ISO since the bird was perched and you might get a sharper image (YES, try to lower if only wanting perched shot - or - quickly lower while perched and then raise again for potential flight capture - but this time - just left it where it was - don't recall why).
I can see an improvement in your shots, nice BG on this one, keep up the good work.
(Thanks... I'm trying)

-Tim

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