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I know portrait photographers hate it, but if you want to try something just for fun...
turn this into a black & white, but leave the yellow of the flowers, bill, eye and that
touch of yellow on the wing.
Me, I think that might look cool.
Doug
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I like both of your posts on this bird, this one is nice since both the bird and the flower are in focus. I also like the effect of the flower matching the color around the eye of the bird. Very nice!
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Hi Glennie! Once again you are posting beautiful photos ....
I'm guessing you took this photo in portrait mode (little crop needed if any), and boy does it work well here!! I sometimes get so excited when I get a pose like this that I start firing away in standard, and only later realize that I did not have enough room at top and bottom, and will either have to do heavy PS edits or maybe even throw out the photo. Reminder to self -- remember to flip the camera!! 
Are you still on the tripod for this one, or hand holding?
AP
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No other comment but a big round of applause on this one, Glennie. I prefer the color version with that slight hint of green and have I told you how adorable this photo is?
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Wow! This is wonderful!!
Still puzzled about moving whites to the left, though. I'd move exposure and highlights left till the histogram showed no crowding on the right. If what works in those two adjustments for the image in general brings down whites too much, then I'd move the white slider right a little -- gives you just a little more tonal separation in the lightest tones.
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Glennie I think the OP looks excellent and would not change a thing if I was lucky enough to have it on my files.
Keith.
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Nice soft background, subject is sharp with eye visible and perch is interesting without excess branches. I think you have nailed a excellent image... well done Glennie..
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You need to put this bird on retainer.
I wouldn't have guessed it was this much of a crop, but you know it's better to start working on zooming in and rotating to fill the frame. You can't count on cropping this much, and the image you love most may be the one that won't stand up to the crop.
It looks like you are using the center sensor and composing to get it in the eye. Knowing what your subject will be (or anticipating) you can move to a sensor that is higher in the frame and that will let you zoom in more, even in horizontal format. And the focus and recompose technique can sometimes work, although it's easy to inadvertently let the distance vary a little. A slight movement of the bird is enough to mess up the sharpest focus.
Then when you've got the shot, try rotating the camera vertically. The lens collar and a tripod makes that easy. You'll have to set a different focus sensor, unless the 5D2 lets you set different sensors that the camera will remember for horizontal and vertical. (I don't remember when that feature came in, but my 5D3 has it.)
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My 1 d iv has the feature you speak of Diane the ability to preset active sensor that is different in portrait to landscape and the camera automatically resets of changing orientation so maybe the 5Dii does too ??
Glennie this is just fab really mate fabulous!! I too prefer the colour version ,though thank Doug for his input terrible interesting. Glennie I'm torn betixt the colour change of the flower and it's original red. I know why you went there immediately on viewing I went "wow the flower echos the beak **** that is so cool" But than on reading through and staring at the crop( ahh well done mate seems very sharp to me),I'd really like to see the red flower. As I say mate I'm seriously torn and as always can only wack thought at you gut feeling really.
For me a wonderful picture Gleenie one of my favourites you have posted, seriously cool, incredibly clever to tone that flower down: red is such a dominant colour for my eyes and I guess many other folks too. I'd just like to see how much it dominates and whether it overpowers the bird. I guess that might be what drew you to this enhancement. But I'll stress how unsure I am
Mate you really are rocking wish I could get here more. Please keep up the inspiring posts, Glennie they are mate, properly inspiring, watching you grow into this is a joy as well as getting to see what you do.
GOODONYA
Stu
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This is such a big crop that I thought the IQ would suffer badly. But no-one has mentioned it, so maybe, it looks OK.
It's the RAW that counts Glennie, not the sRGB JPEG with only 256 colours, if the RAW is sharp at 100% your fine, but you must try to avoid big crops and learn to shoot how you wish to frame the final subject. Just think how much info you are throwing away here.
Steve
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Steve, I am always grateful for your comments Steve. Both Diane and yourself, and many others, have shouted those few words "the RAW file must be sharp at 100%". It is now part of my workflow. If I like an image I open it up to 100%, If it's not sharp, it's in the bin. Diane has also given me hints about looking at something as simple as the catchlight. If it is elongated, The SS was probably a bit on the slow side and the image would be soft. All these little bits of knowledge are the icing on the cake for me. I also know the value of getting full frame. I just need to practice more.
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