These are quite difficult to capture out in the open so was pleased to manage this photo. Very vocal birds.
Quite dark when I took this, hence the ISO and wide open.
5D MKiii, 700mm, ISO2000, 1/640ss, f5.6
Reed Warbler
These are quite difficult to capture out in the open so was pleased to manage this photo. Very vocal birds.
Quite dark when I took this, hence the ISO and wide open.
5D MKiii, 700mm, ISO2000, 1/640ss, f5.6
Simon:
Sharp, well exposed, nice job under challenging conditions. I wish the feet and tail weren't partially obscured by foreground vegetation. I know, very hard to get a clean shot.
In a perfect world, I would also prefer the perch not run quite so close to the open bill (which is good!)
Cheers
Randy
I love the detail here, but it looks like the eye and beak are just a little behind the DOF. Maybe he wasn't sitting still, as a well-trained bird should. Love the environment, though!
These types of habitat can indeed be tough to photograph in. The subject looks well detailed and exposed. I do wish for a better head angle though. The oof stuff in front of the tail and feet should be relatively easy to fix with the burn tool (and maybe the sponge tool too to get the colour back) if you should decide to remove that.
Nice detail and singing pose. I think the beak is too close to the perch and the tail area has some OOF cover. None could have been avoided I guess.
All in all it is a nice image.
Cool sighting Simon and I like the fact the beak is open. I might just drop those whites/highlights on the neck just to get a tad more tone back in. Adding a mid tone adjustment layer & a channel Curves adj brings a greater death & richness to the overall image, it looks a little light IMHO. I wonder if you needed +1.33EV, but without seeing the Histogram it's just a guess. Agree with Daniel about trying to address the tail, that would be good addition.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Yes Simon these habitats can be a pain as I found with the Grasshopper warblers The old dead stems always seem to be over exposed. You did ell with this one. I think the whole image could be darkened a little. They certainly do go on once they get started.!!
JohnR
Assuming these guys are similar to our Marsh Wrens, they are often heard but seldom seen in the open. Under the circumstances, you did a nice job catching him, mostly unobscured, and with a singing pose to boot. Some good suggestions above.
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