Spring at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA is a great destination for spring migrants including songbirds and warblers.
This hermit thrush was anything but a hermit, sitting atop this pedestal on a gravestone for me.;)
Shot settings below, and for post processing:
Broke a rule and centered the crop because of the perch.
reduced another -.13 exp comp
bumped up the shadow contrast a bit
knocked down the highlight contrast
added saturation and sharpness
added some noise suppression
Thoughts?
For me, the OOF white blob in the LLC is one thing.
Thoughts on the centered crop? I had to do it. :-)
Thanks and happy shooting...
Sean McMahon
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Lens: Canon 75-300mm f/5.6
Handheld
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Sean
Cemeteries are great for birds.......I've got a Robin on a gravestone from several winters ago. I think it looks good and it's one of those images where centered placement works for me. The "white blob" in the LLC doesn't look that distracting on my "dark computer" but I'd have to see it on another monitor. You could always use the patch tool or similar tool to replace it and make it more uniform. Well done.