Burchell's - Coucal
Taken in Kruger Park a few weeks ago
I am not so sure that this is the best crop, sort of like it and was happy to get this shy birdy in the open for a change. So decided to post it.
-Canera canon 1Dmk4
-Lens canon 500 f4
-SS 1/1600 sec
-AV 6.3
-ISO 800
Last edited by Arthur Morris; 08-25-2012 at 09:06 AM.
J,
Well you are certainly correct in saying you rarely get then in the open
I think the crop works quite well, a bird pano makes a change.
Nice detail, but I wonder if the yellow is a bit strong most noticeably in the breast feathers?
Hi Ken thanks for the comment
I see what u nean regarding the strong yellow's and will go and work om it right now
Regards
Johan.
Must agree with Ken, nice to see one out in the open, all my images of this bird are "In the Bush" :-)
Good detail and nice eye contact.
Ditto Ken on the strong yellow.
I like the crop, the image design, the bird, and the head angle. For the repost I lightened the head with a 30% Detail Extractor layer from NIK Color Efex Pro. I reduced the YELLOW and added a bit of sharpening.
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ps: I do like the dark smudges but for the stuff that merges with the bird's head.
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Stunning Ken I cant believe it is the image I posted, I need to up my PP skills so much
thank u verry much for the time and effort . And to u Graig i appreciate it .
I really liked the pano crop, pose, HA and sharpness...Artie's "NIK" magic takes it to next level and I too would clone some dark smudge around head but that is a small nit.
J
U think you should thank Art rather than me he did the re-post
I apologize Arty.Think my eyes is gone. HA !!!! HA !!!!
Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness, the repost is perfect.
Lovely capture and pano crop,Johan.The re post has improved a good image even further.Agree with Arthur on the smudge merging with the head. Could carefully remove some of it if you are ok with it.
No problema JvN. My best advice: get yourself a copy of our Digital Basics File. For the YELLOWs, I went to Hue/Saturation, picked YELLOW from the drop-down menu, and moved the saturation slider about 20 points to the left.Originally Posted by J van Noordwyk
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