It is hard to surpass Grace's images in sweet light lately so I decided to go the other way!
A classic BOAS shot but I still like it!
Canon 1DX and 1.4x
1/400@ 6.3 ISO 800
Full vertical crop from horizontal.
Nome, Alaska June 2013 with Matthew Studebaker's workshop. I saw 58 species of bird for me on that trip and 37 lifers.
Not called or baited. Just spotted in some bushes when we stopped to look at a snipe.
Very basic PP on this one: crop, levels,DE on bird and no USM on JPEG because the bird looked oversharpened.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
Nice image Gail, I like the simplicity of the shot and the background. I also like the fact that the bird is calling. If anything the tail seems a little OOF as well as the lower mandible but these are small things when the rest is lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Gail, I like the how the thrush is singing upwards, on the same line as the perch. You have captured good feather detail, tack sharp, and we even have a slight hint of the tongue. You couldnt have chosen a better BG to compliment the thrush. I actually dont think there is anything wrong with the light.
Great sharpness, fantastic light and background and wonderful singing pose.
I wish the head was turned a bit more towards the camera but this is just a very minor thing.
What a cutie. I like that the tail is slightly OOF, gives a very real artistic feel. The perch is wonderful colors that complement nicely. Would not have guessed there was a light issue, handled well.
I might see if you could sharpen the beak just a tad to emphasize that singing.
to me the crop is off slightly, but I can't say how because the iPad cuts off some of the images here.
I actually love the muted, soft light. Works perfectly with this bird and this background. I'm a bit puzzled by what I'm seeing regarding sharpness and you allude to it in your post. The feathers on his back look oversharpened while the head looks to me like it could stand more sharpening. Wondering where your focus point was and if that is causing the head and tail to fall slightly out of the dof range, causing this look. I'd revisit the processing as even if that is the case, some of it could be improved with selective sharpening and perhaps a bit of detail extractor. The singing pose is sweet, but I still would prefer that the head be angled more toward us. This being said, still better than what I got of this species the week before you...it was very branchy and not as close as you have here.
I feel the same, I like the B&W feel this has along with a little pop of color. Great looking calling pose and a nice BG too.
I get allot of sunny days out here, so we just didnt shoot on overcast days, but I have been learning more and more to get good shots like this one in less than desirable conditions.
Its not always going to be good weather on a trip, so good job getting this nice frame Gail.
Northern Waterthrush in crappy light...
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