Reedbed songster
Reed Warbler. At first view- a cluttered busy back ground. But that is where these birds breed /live, and sing. So why not try to show it. Difficult at the best of times but this one just happened to be in a small gap in the phragmites with a fairly plain background area. I think it works and would be interested in the views of others.
Thanks for viwing and any comments appreciated.
D200
Sigma 100-300mm
800 ISO
150th @f9
Crop from horizontal
NeatImage Few bright stems toned down
Cheers
JohnR
I like the singing pose, natural setting and composition. There is an area in the bottom left corner that's a straight line that you could fix easily. Nice natural image John.
Thanks Jim
As you say-easily sorted but I'd rather know what it is first !!
Sorted
its a dead level reed stem! Who would have believed it !!!
John-
Last edited by John Robinson; 04-30-2015 at 06:57 PM.
I like it, great pose on the bird!
Brilliant pose John and lovely light in the bird's eye. And I think the overall composition works. (Would have been lovely to get the full bird in focus, but these reed bed settings are not the easiest) Thanks for sharing...
nice environment shot,good pose,nice detail were it counts,one query,whats with the bottom foot griping the reed.TFS
Thanks all.
Chris- its an OOF grass stem passing right in front of the foot. Can't do much about it. Only got one or two shots and they,re all the same. Only got the one with the beak open
John
Actually, you might be able to fix that more easily than you might think with a bit of careful work using a soft brush and a mask to paint in a touch of contrast and sharpening, and maybe a little darkening in the midtones where the reed crosses the foot. Admittedly, things like that can lead you down a rabbit hole pretty quickly...Originally Posted by John Robinson
Thanks Yes Russ- with my past attempts it could be more like a badger hole !!
I reckon I have one without its beak open, and where the grass appears to have blown a bit to one side,.I could try cloning which might be easier than"painting"
Cheers
John
John it is a delightful shot, very natural and lovely lighting.
Hope you don't mind my saying but I think you have illustrated why I would recommend you get Photoshop - it doesn't have to be the cloud version. Elements would do fine and it wouldn't cost much at all - a quick internet search would give you a great buy. Adobe often have offers and you can sometimes get it for £35.00.
Thanks guys
Russ heres a quick re draw !!!
Jon- How would photoshop help me with this picture ?
John
John I will PM you
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