Photographed from a public hide using a 1Dmk3 and 500mm lens and 1.4TC supported on a beanbag.
Taken at ISO 400 F5.6 and 1/250s with evaluative metering.
Cheers
Rich
09-05-2008, 02:22 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
Great details and head turn. I might increase the saturation a bit and tone down the highlights of the perch.
09-05-2008, 02:39 PM
Tony Whitehead
Lovely shot, Rich. Agree with Axel re toning down the perch and would try and lighten the eye area a little. Beautiful light , colours and pose
09-05-2008, 03:23 PM
Raymond Barlow
beautiful shot., I sure hope I have a chance like this next spring when I visit UK., what a beautiful bird.
09-05-2008, 05:01 PM
Ramon M. Casares
With just a little, very little bit of S&H (shadows and Highlights) in Ps and a bit of saturation, this image changes for best drastically, still as is, is just outstanding, BG, compo, sharpness, all is verry nice! Congratulations!
09-05-2008, 07:15 PM
Simon Bennett
Good pose and eye contact.
09-05-2008, 08:14 PM
Linda Robbins
This beautiful bird would brighten any day! Lovely pose and sharp detail. Beautiful color! Agree with the suggestions of toning down the bright areas on the perch and brightening the eye area. I would like to see the bird a bit lower in the frame. Still, a very nice image, and one I would love to have in my files!
09-06-2008, 09:18 AM
Paul Pagano
Beautiful bird and nice pose/eye contact. It seems like the overall image could be brighter on my monitor. Could be me.
09-07-2008, 02:15 AM
Rich Steel
Many thanks for your comments and suggestions, appreciated as always.
Cheers
Rich
09-07-2008, 12:12 PM
Sudhir Shivaram
It's always a pleasure to see this little jewel. Excellent details and colours.