Theme: "Like a drunk in a midnight choir"

[Gerald Kelberg]

Photographed this Corn Bunting April before last, driving around the rice fields just out of Lisbon, Portugal, on a stunning evening. Corn Buntings seem to shout out their song with great gusto, so it seemed appropriate for this "Bird on the Wire".

Canon EOS iD Mk IV, EF 500mm f/4 L IS
1/1250 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600
Converted in DPP4, adjustments in PS5 including Levels and tweaking the contrast with a midtones mask in Curves, NR with Dfine.

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

Gerald

[Karl Egressy]

Nice light and singing pose. I'm not sure but it seems that you have motion blur
that shouldn't have happened at 1/1250.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Karl,

Thanks for your comment. I'm not aware of any motion blur - can you be more specific as to where that appears, as I would like to look and see if that is from the original, or perhaps I have messed up in PP.

Thanks, Gerald

[keith mitchell]

Real nice singing pose and also a look inside it's mouth Gerald, wire perch looks weathered which gives it a nicer look, these birds got very rare around here but pleased to say have now got a couple coming to my little pool,

Keith.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gerald, thats as fully open beak for such a small bird, but it is certainly showing off its singing talents. I like your ROT's in this, with the 'perch' in the lower third. I do like the graduated BG too.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Thanks Keith and Stu,

Good to get your comments. Yes, these little guys really belt it out.

I thought I might hook a few Leonard Cohen fans here with my allusion to "Bird on the Wire" - but there you go!

Best wishes, Gerald

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the singing pose, wire perch, sharpness, BG and composition. Very well done Gerald.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Thanks Jim!

I enjoyed following the link through to your zenfolio site - you have a wonderful collection of excellent images. Well done!

Gerald