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    Default High-key Pine Grosbeak.

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    Having a bit of fun with these Pine Grosbeaks for the first time in a few years. Many of you know I'm a sucker for well done high-key, so hopefully this one fits the bill!

    Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TCIII, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/640s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, eye work, a couple of berries peeking in removed along the edges.

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    Holy moly Daniel! This is beautiful. And I am not usually a fan of high key.
    I love the image design, the color palette and the IQ.
    Only suggestion I can make is to perhaps add a point of blacks to the neutrals in selective coloring for the bird only.
    You nailed this one!
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    I love white skies and this image too! Brilliantly done as expected. The cranberries on the perch really rock .

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    ps: here I will assume that this was not a set-up. Can you confirm that?

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    Thanks! Correct, not a setup. These guys go where they please and it's a matter of waiting for the right bird on the right perch. There are usually a few birds foraging on the same tree and they move around a bit, and once in a while one makes its way to outer branches.
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    Thanks Dan. That is what I assumed.

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    Spectacular high key. I'm a fan of the method, though rarely do it.
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    Lovely looking frame. The berries add so much to the white BG. I may try a little contrast on the bird.

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    Excellent here Daniel. I love this species, and though usually not a fan of a white BG, here it works. Great details, pose, everything.

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    Great to get the bird on a natural perch and eating. Almost worth driving to Canada for that! All looks great to me but the bird looks noisy and a bit crunchy to me. Is it a large crop?

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    I like how the perch runs through the frame, composition and the color of the berries compliment the color of the Grosbeak's head and chest. Beautiful image Daniel.

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    Thanks again gang! Isaac, I do see what you mean. Perhaps resizing issue, this is a full-frame image and perfectly sharp on the master file.

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    Well done high key indeed. Love the perch and the vertical composition here.

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    Daniel, so few images work well in high key, this one works! Nice subtle colors, great subject and perch.
    The fact that it wasn't a baited or set up shot make it that much better also IMO.

    -Tim

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    I, too, am a fan of well done high key, and this certainly fits the bill. Wonderful natural perch, pose; and great comp. Gail's suggestion might be worth a try.

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    This is a great high key image. The berries add enough color that the flat light works well. That's the bird is actively feeding helps as well.

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    nice pose and sharp details Dan, topped off with a nice perch with cranberries, usually not a fan of high key but this one works well

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