Nuthatch (European)

[adrian dancy]

Nuthatch imaged at Heaton Park Manchester
Canon 40D, Sigma 500f4.5. tripod. Baited.


ISO 200
f 7.1
1/400 Sec

Elements 2, Cropped, Levels, saturation small patch of snow cloned with a 50% opacity and a small dark patch of earth at end of shadow cloned out.

Many thanks for your comments and observations.

[keith mitchell]

Lovely neat image Adrian that's as nice a Nuthatch as I've seen for a long time, snow also looks really nice.

Keith.

[gail bisson]

Very nice Adrian.
It is nice to see a nuthatch on a different "perch"!Snow looks nice.
IQ is excellent.
The bird could use a bit more punch-I would go to selective coloring then select "neutrals" and add 1 point of black.
I like your comp-bird is a nice size within the frame. I could also see a version with a1 cm off the RHS and 1/2 cm off the bottom.
I would also clone out the specular highlight to the left of the nuthach near LHS of frame.
Well done,
Gail

[John Robinson]

Small nits covered but a smashing image Adrian. They seem to love the snow- don't know why ?
John

[John Rowell]

Great little nuthatch. Nice eye and catchlight with head angle just right and tilted up nice and proud. Excellent details in the feathers. I love the perch, he picked the highest little lump of snow.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot Adrian colours spot on and great detail, I think I would go for just a little more crop as Gail suggested.

[Randy Stout]

Adrian:

Handsome fellow, working just off the sun angle gave a little extra 'form' to the bird, agree about a sliver more in the blacks.

Crop works for me, but if the IQ will tolerate, Gail's rec. would work nicely as well.

Cheers

Randy

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Adrian yes i agree a need shot of this species . Would have been great to go lower like your other recent postings for that nice low POV , but for sure not always possible .
I think the birds and the snow can stand a bit more tonal depth , more on the bird though .

TFS Andreas