Titmouse

[Clyde Hopper]

One more from my Backyard . I have blurred and darkened the Bg . cropped ,levels and sharpened . I know of several big mistakes with this photo ,but looking to see what mistakes you see too . one problem is too much sharpening ,and I question about the amount of crop . The third problem I will keep to myself till someone calls me on it .... I struggle daily with composition ,so that is what I really feel i need help with .





Titmouse by Clyde Hopper, on Flickr



Settings: 1/200 ƒ/9 ISO 400 500 mm ,lens =150-500 sigma w/Vr ... ss is at 1/200 due to flash settings ,my idea is that the flash should freeze motion .Tripod was used .

[Randall Farhy]

Hi Clyde- It's a nice pose for this bird which happens to be a favorite subject. (had another prepped before putting up the House Finch). As you know, these guys hardly ever sit still so successful in camera composition requires a good perch/background/camera angle/ proper lighting and great deal of patience waiting for an opportunity. Not knowing the crop amount or remainder of the frame, this looks appropriate for the pose. Flipping 180* might help. Background: I like the darkened effect however the whitish orbs are competing with the subject. Doesn't seem to be over sharpened though my eyes often play tricks-did you do any output sharpening? I only ask because the image appears a little soft on the details.

Edit: It looks like something was done to the tail-perhaps a twig removed?

[Clyde Hopper]

The crop is at 45.4% ,and actually the tail ( Although I saw what you are talking about right off the bat ) is as it was . I did not do any out-put sharpening ,only sharpened at full size . I know my work flow is going to change due to some new techniques ..."Thanks to all here ! " BPN has really helped !

[Jeannean Ryman]

Nice shot Clyde. I agree with what Randall said. As to sharpening, I've tried so many ways to sharpen for resizing and still haven't found just one. It seems to depend on the photo. Some work just fine with my normal resizing method, and some need something totally different or small tweaks here and there. Sure would save time if I could find the PERFECT one for all, but I'm not sure that exists. I've read a lot on sharpening and the different methods, but unfortunately, most of it is just too technical for my mind.