Another heavily set-up shot from Colombia, also in the Central Andes above Manizales.
Yes, the right bird is ever-so slightly sharper, but the interaction is what makes this shot for me (and hopefully you).
This is another flashed image (see catchlights below treeline in eye), though I think less obviously so than my previous post of this species.
I DO NOT have the canvass to make this a landscape/horizontal as I was set-up for a near-full frame vertical of the right bird when the left
bird came in. Tried to rotate after a few vertical frames, but they both flew off after about a 1.5 seconds.
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX2
1/100 at f/9, ISO 1600, flash
Processed in LR CC. Bit of extra sharpening to left bird's face.
Wow....
This is off the charts, Dorian.
Perch is great, both birds look tack sharp to me.
Just excellent.
07-30-2019, 04:54 PM
Bill Dix
Excellent. I love the way that they gave you front and back views, with good eye contact on both. Well done.
07-30-2019, 04:56 PM
gail bisson
This is fantastic Dorian. You are too hard on yourself re: self-critique.
The IQ, BG and perch all rock.
Birds are within DOF and your techs rock.
Love those little feet!
Gail
07-30-2019, 06:21 PM
Daniel Cadieux
Wow, very nice indeed! I love all those greens and the perfect dual head angles. Perfect perch. Personally I would remove those catchlights as they are a bit too prominent IMO, and I would have preferred the subjects a little lower in the frame. Boy-oh-boy I'd have been thrilled with this frame!!
07-31-2019, 02:21 AM
Aditya Sridhar
This is perfect Dorian! Love everything about this shot. The orange on the left bird is awesome.
07-31-2019, 05:26 AM
greg cowle
Very nice image with the two, flash work looks great.
07-31-2019, 12:17 PM
Moe Richard
Excellent image and you've done a really good job on the left side. This is a case where Topaz AI clear might actually sharpen and re-create what you have on the right bird. If you have access to this software, I would consider it. At least have a look at what it does.
07-31-2019, 02:57 PM
John Mack
Nice how the bills almost touch. The background is great also love that lichen. Both birds look pretty sharp to my eye.
07-31-2019, 06:23 PM
William Dickson
This is really **** hot.....Love it. The position of the birds on the beautiful perch is perfect. Very well done
Will
08-06-2019, 12:24 AM
arash_hazeghi
can't ask for a better head angle for both of them, sweet perch too
