European robin (Erithacus rubecula) IV

[Frank Schauf]

There are always new background colors by different light.

Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM & 1.4x III
1/640 sec., f/6,3, ISO 1000
Gitzo GT5541LS with Sachtler FSB 8

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[Girish Prahalad]

lovely pose, details & DOF. would just tone down the perch a bit.

[Frank Schauf]

...would just tone down the perch a bit.

Oh, yes, you're right, thank you.

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[Karl Egressy]

Very nice image, Frank. Love the pose and background.
The natural light in the eye is a bit strong.
I tried to selectively use exposure by moving it to negative and it did a nice work. You might want to do that.

[Karl Egressy]

Sorry, I was not specific enough I guess.
What I did was, I selected the eye.
Then I created a separate layer of the eye.
I used exposure, moved the slider to negative until I liked how it looked.
Then I added a layer mask to the layer and made sure by using a brush tool that only the highlight was modified and the rest of the eye remained as it was.

[Frank Schauf]

Sorry, I was not specific enough I guess.
What I did was, I selected the eye.
Then I created a separate layer of the eye.
I used exposure, moved the slider to negative until I liked how it looked.
Then I added a layer mask to the layer and made sure by using a brush tool that only the highlight was modified and the rest of the eye remained as it was.

Thanks Karl, I'm going to try that.

[Randy Stout]

Frank:

The repost is better with the toned down perch. It is a pretty substantial perch, so toning it down helps prevent overpowering the bird.

Yes the catchlight is very bright, so a bit of adjustment would be nice.

Very sharp

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

You got some good advice. Very nice details on the plumage, super good heard turn. Thick perches like this work very well for my tastes when anchored along the bottom of the frame like this.

[Satish Ranadive]

Superb image of beautiful bird. I like the pose,colors, details,BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Mervyn Marsh]

Hey great photo so sharp, and what a beautiful bird. good work :)