This little House Wren was hiding in a brush pile behind our home. The day was sunny, but he/she was sort of hiding in the bushes so the shutter speed was lower than I hoped.
Nikon D300
300/F4+1.7TC
ISO 500
1/80s
F/6.7
EV -.03
AV mode
bg looks awesome, perch is cool, and the birds pose is good too!!! bird does look a little soft though. maybe could have upped the ISO to get you some more shutter speed. it all looks soft so i'm guessing you needed more SS for that focal length.
One of my bogey birds. I just can't get a decent shot of a wren, they move so fast. I'd not disagree with anything Harold has said except maybe you could have given a tad more negative EC. I've taken the liberty of making a slight levels adjustment to darken the image and added just a hint of sharpening.
Sean
Does look better Sean !!! ...... but once with some blur there is no coming back !!!!
Sid when going after little birds and there is no much light crank up the ISO I think is fine up to 800, after that you will need some noise reduction but always remember Chas Glatzers rule ...... noise is better than soft !!!! Works every time !!! You did real well with the little guy, excellent pose, great eye contact and good exposure !!!
I went back to the RAW image and changed how I processed the image. Also did more sharpening of the wren. Is it better, worse, or about the same? Thanks.
House Wren
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