Eastern Bluebird and friend

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...N/IMG_5866.jpg

Canon EOS REBEL XT
HH
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm
Av priority
1/400"
F8
ISO: 200
Photoshop CS3

I've selectively lightened up the bird quite a bit. I'm afraid if I go any further it will loose too much.

Hi Ken,

I think the bird could be brighter and some of the background pretty distracting (even to me :)).

I worked on your image a bit to show you what I think would be better. I still don't like the branches at the top though.

Thanks for sharing !

I like the blossoms and head turn and agree with an alternative crop. I would also try to lighten the eye a bit.

Thanks for the comments.

I run a horse facility which is probably why I left the horse in the final crop but I have to agree that it does look a lot better with the tighter crop.