I captured this image last Friday at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/2000 F/7.1 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1400 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Nice and simple with a sweet BKGR. I'd suggest a crop from the left and below. You are really getting the little songbirds on clean perches with either pleasing or distant backgrounds. Way to go
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Great pose from the bird with a spot on head angle. I would have preferred her a little lower in the frame if possible, and the perch looks a bit too smooth to me - did you do any NR on the branch?
I like the crop suggested by Artie. The plumage looks a bit smooth in spots (likely due to NR). Otherwise, all super from my end. I love those little feet!
Nice clear view of the bird against a great background. I do wish the perch was more interesting and not just a bare stick. I agree that the bird and the perch look overly smoothed out. Probably worth a revisit on the processing on this one.
Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. Regarding the smooth appearance of some of the feathers, Phoebe's must have soft feathers without hard edges to sharpen. I have always observed this when working on a Phoebe image. The noise in the image was low so I do not think the smoothness is from noise reduction. Thanks again everyone for your comments.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams