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    Canon 7D w/400 5.6 and 580 EXll

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    Flash -1/3
    Noise reduction with Neat Image

    I cloned out a branch that came too close to his bill. adjusted lighting, sharpness and burned in some of the brightest areas. No color enhancement.



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    A lovely photo. Very sharp and a ton of detail. I like the composition as well as the perch. It looks like you need to go back and do a bit more work on the branch being careful around the bill. It looks to me like the NR could get another round as well.

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    Oops you're right. Thanks.


    Last edited by Peter Dexter; 09-22-2012 at 05:42 PM.

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    Bird looks killer. BKGR looks noisy and splotchy. I'd crop from both sides to get closer to 3X2.
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    Lovely bird and pose with gorgeous colors. Repost looks better, but I think I would start over from scratch working on the NR and then removing the branch. There is still quite a bit of "evidence" around the bill.
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    Peter,
    Wonderful image with great colors and details.

    Regards,
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    The bird looks good. I would prefer it if the perch ran slightly more parallel to the sensor, as I find the oof part bottom left a little distracting. Agree that the background looks a little blotchy and could do with a rework.

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    Bird is nice and sharp with good colours, but agree on the BG. Great shot though.

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    Hi Peter, lovely colourful iridescence on this fellow, and good subtle use of flash. Nice and sharp, and I like the angled pose. Repost is better, but agree working more on the BG wont harm the image.

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    Bird looks great. The background looks just a bit weird. Not sure that it's a noise/grain thing, though.

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