This capture was made last month near Grayling, MI at a rest area! Shoulder stock mounted Nikon D200, 80-400mm at 400. 1/125, f11, ISO 640, auto exp. +.67, SB800 fill flash -2.0. PP in CS3, sharpened with Nik, NR with Noise Ninja, selectively. I had to tone down the whites in the nest with S/H layer (the nest appears to be made from rest stop TP?) Cropped about 40%. C & C welcome.
Very appealing image Dan I like how the nest is presented, excellent pose for the little guy and did well with the exposure !!! btw very good looking bg !!!
Like the nest-building behavior and I think you did well with the PP. Great eye contact too. Sharpness could be a little better, and a larger aperture may have helped here in that regard. Thanks for posting!
Nicley designed. Could go a bit brighter with the middle and dark tones. Using flash on nests with bright whites is always a challenge but almost always necessary.
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Female Am. Redstart nest building
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