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Taken with:
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
EF600mm f/4L IS II USM
/7.1
1/400
ISO 1600
I have tried to shoot some autumn birds this weekend.
RAW white balance was at 3400 K and it was almost blue.
I had to bump it up to 4500 K before it started to look as when i took the shot.
The colors were vivid (the yellow leafs).
I wonder what do you think and how it looks on your monitors.
Thanks in advance for feedback.
Beautiful setting for this lovely little bird. Nice pose and comp. I might be tempted to clone or brush out the two brightest white spots to the right of the bird.
Tomasz, Nice colors, details and BG, I might add a bit more room on the top to give the leaf a bit of space but other than that.
Sweet shot.
-Tim
I like it Tom but I think it is still a little too blue. Lovely details - maybe just a tad less contrast?
Quite coincidentally I was trying to do exactly the same to day but I used a sumac frond. I didn't get one but I did get a sparrowhawk female come down for a bathe in the garden pond.
I very much like the bird small in the frame here. Great background colors and a very nice perch. I too wish for more room so that the leaves were not right at the edge of the frame. I find the dark areas on the left edge and on the right distracting. In addition the 2 white spots to the white of the bird. I also don't think the lower right cut off leaf adds anything to the shot. Did a quick edit where I blended the black away and then got rid of that lower leaf and the white spots. Just cloned areas at on a separate layer at about a 70% opacity and did a bit of content aware fills. I also added a little canvas on the top and bottom of the frame. These type of edits are not for everyone but I feel address those distracting areas. Usual disclaimer that these types of edits are always better done on the full res file. Thoughts?
Isaac's repost definitely helps the bird stand out better from the rest of the frame. All the same, I thought the original post was a really beautiful and well-presented shot. The colours are brilliant and I think the perch and leaves are superb as is your placement of the bird in the frame (I like both OP and RP compositions in that regard). I do think the bird looks a touch blue. This is one time I'd probably do WB with the eyedropper on a suitable part of the bird's white plumage. But that is very minor. I do like this shot a great deal.
Thanks for the feedback guys. I am happy that the saturation and colors is ok. Regarding more space i have applied it already. I also like the idea of removal of those white spots. Not sure about other changes.
