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The exposure on this one is just right IMO
Bird looks great and yellow on black contrast is great. BG is quite dramatic and really like that yellow tinge on the beak
f9 was a good choice too
TFS
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Gail:
The bird is excellent, but the overall image is really improved by the ragweed in the bg which ties the image together.
The exposure is right on. I do agree about the sharpening, he is right on the verge of going 'crunchy'.
How come he wasn't hanging around when we went through Ingonish
But, with the fog, wouldn't have seen him anyway!
Something to look forward to on a return trip.
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Impressive looking bird and that HA makes it special
I love the IQ and the f9 really brings out all the details on the bird, i love the light and the nice looking BG
Sharpening looks spot on to me here,
We have a few of these in India and i still to get to see them all, just seen a pair flying by thats my only glimpse and they are beautiful
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Spot on exposure and fine detail along with a beautiful BG make this work. Great color as well.
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Beautifully captured bird and I love the color-coordinated BG -- prettiest ragweed I've seen in a long time!
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Very dramatic BG which works great with the bird colours. A very fine species for sure and with a nice pose. Light is nice and HA is perfect, I agree that more sharpenning would have hurt the IQ, so itīs fine as is.
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Hi Gail, lots of colours and detail to look at on this species, and I feel you have exposed him perfectly. I like the thin perch, and the OOF foliage in the BG works nicely with the colours of the bird. Well captured.
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Bird, BKGR, and sharpening all look fine to me.
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Awesome species that I haven't had the chance at photographing for a few years now. Wonderful BG that plays very well with your subject. I would consider slightly lightening the darker area above the head and my personal taste would prefer the subject a tad higher in the frame...but a highly appealing image with perfect techs and processing.
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Nice one Gail especially with complimentary backdrop, sharp as is, no need for any further sharpening imo, catch-light is good, but it looks a bit too central maybe
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Killer pose, IQ & BG. Very well exposed. TFS
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superb image! lovey comp, details, perch & BG.
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Awesome background, and I love the overall color scheme going on between the subject and the bg. I dig the worn plumage! More often than not, this bird is usually shown in a wintery setting/fresher plumage...this is refreshingly different. Sharpness and exposure look spot on. The perch is nicely sized but is otherwise uninspiring imo, and something with a bit more visual complexity is worth striving for imo...
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Originally Posted by
Shawn Zierman
Awesome background, and I love the overall color scheme going on between the subject and the bg. I dig the worn plumage! More often than not, this bird is usually shown in a wintery setting/fresher plumage...this is refreshingly different. Sharpness and exposure look spot on. The perch is nicely sized but is otherwise uninspiring imo, and something with a bit more visual complexity is worth striving for imo...
I agree 100% Shawn but they would not land on my nice setup perch...sigh,
Gail
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great background for this highly sought after species
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Very cool Gail. Love the complementary BG and the bird looks great with a perfect profile pose and HA. Killer details and exposure too. This one came together nicely and its one of my faves from you. Well done