Spotted Towhee

[Diane Miller]

Caught this guy in the same scraggly fig tree as yesterday's dark-eyed junco. Canon 7D II, 600mm II, tripod, ISO 1600, f/8, 1/250. More DOF on the feet would be nice, but it was cloudy, limiting my options. I didn't want to go to higher ISO because of IQ (resolution drops as noise increases, and NR won't fix that), and didn't feel I could afford a slower shutter. I like how the head is separated from the body by the DOF. The BG is some fallen leaves that still had a little color and some grass sprouting from the recent rains.

Very basic LR adjustments. To PS to add a little canvas on top (doubling the amount above the tail), clone out a bright branch in the LR and lighten the perch. Noise was very slight but I did Nik's Define while I was there.

[Vanessa caccamise]

Sharp where it counts, wish for a bit more DOF..love the colors in the bg!

[keith mitchell]

Diane agree with your self critique re the dof,head and eye looks spot on as does the b/g.

Keith.

[Marina Scarr]

Ageee on the DOF but love all the details in the bird and your BG is super and works well with this bird and perch.

[mohammad reza shahab]

nice pose,BG colors and very good details.

[Karl Egressy]

Having less DOF pot more emphasis on the head beak and the nice looking eye. I like it this way Diane.