I like it Jim !!! Excellent singing pose !!! Beautiful father reproduction and managed a pleasing bg I would clone the extra bright areas on the bg Use flash for this one? Btw would also get rid of the branch on the UR corner !!! Good luck with the migration !!!!
Alfred,
Thanks for the comments. I didnt use flash, it is all natural light, and I will take the suggestion of cloning out the bright areas and the branch in the corner.
So nice to see this species in action. Great capture of the singing with no apparent hint of movement in the head. On my monitor the lower branches have a magenta tone and I think the whole image is a bit "hot". Maybe some desaturation, selective or otherwise, would be useful.
This is one of those situations that would have benefitted from fill-flash. I personally try avoiding having birds in the shade set up in front of brightly lit BGs without any fill-flash. The bright spots in ULC and the bright streak running along the top of the perch are unfortunate. I love the pose, and the coiled-up tangle in LRC (only wish there was more room below to include more of it) :-)
Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 04-18-2008 at 07:32 PM.
Very sweet image Jim with great singing pose!! The bright highlights in the BG do tend to attract the eye, and cloning out would enhance the composition. Well captured!!!
I love this shot! I couldn't resist attempting to apply some of the suggested improvements. I cloned out the hot background spots and the upper right branch. Also adjusted with highlights/shadows and upped the contrast a bit and then uploaded it here to compare with your original post. Dan Brown
Thanks everybody. Every post I make on this forum is a learning experience, and I appreciate all the comments and help. I am not a photoshop expert and it still gives me fits, but every day I learn something new on this site and try to apply it to my imanges. Dan I like the repost, Thanks again
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