Hi Mike !!! You got a good head angle and pose and with the exposure all you can do, not many secrets when the light is harsh. Light wise one thing you need to remember is mixed light. When part of the bird is covered in shadows and the other with direct light it will be very difficult to make the image work. I normally pass those ups all the time.
As presented would crop some form the right side of the frame and give a little more room to the left. Generally you want more room in the direction he is looking. More room form the tip of the tail to the edge of the frame than from the back of the head to frame. Also a more room up top. bg wise is not that bad, the foreground is the one giving the most problem. Normally any object in sharp focus in front of the bird will be distracting for the most part !!!!! Looking forward to more Mike !!!!! ..... heading out now to avoid the harsh light myself !!!!
Good to see you post and Alfred covered all the technicals, tis a very nice pose.
Harsh light, took me a while to realize that many times it just won't work and that the human eye is a wonderful thing. Our eyes/brain make wonderful corrections that the camera just can't. You handled this well for the light you were working with!
Soft light, early morning/evening, high overcast and even gloom (tho not so much) seem to suit best with more detail, color and sharpness.
Hi Mike - hang in there and keep posting - its a hard lesson to learn when you are starting out that sometimes its best just not to take a photo. I know I'm the same - get to go to a new location - new exicting birds - but bugger the light is all wrong - its the middle of the day.
To me thats the hardest part about learning to shoot birds - KNOWING when NOT to take a photo.
I LOVE overcast days - you can shoot all day - Let it be OVERCAST I say :)
hay guys, i have a f 4.5 lens. i love all the light i can get. i guess i'll have to time my shots better though. i had a real problem with the shadows on his eye. dodged it twice. i see the problem.
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