Song Sparrow

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Bear River Migratory Refuge Couple of weeks back.

Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D500 600 f/4 + 1.4 x TCIII
1/2000 sec; f/5.6; ISO 1250
Manual; Matrix metering




Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P
2x3 Cropping from Bottom (To place bird on top right corner)
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Nik 25-25 at reduce opacity on the bird
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge selectively (Lightening the bird face a touch)
No Cloning
Adding color at bottom left most corner to remove the whitish look.




Let me know your thoughts and comments.


Thanks
Krishna

[Daniel Cadieux]

Everything looks good here, except that I would have preferred the sparrow placed lower in the frame rather than higher. Colours, sharpness, BG, perch all top-notch.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Everything looks good here, except that I would have preferred the sparrow placed lower in the frame rather than higher. Colours, sharpness, BG, perch all top-notch.

Thank you for the comments Dan.

Any specific reason for your preference to have sparrow lower in the frame ?

[William Dickson]

Looking good....Nice detail and HA. I like the colours in the BG. I don't mind the position of the bird, it gives the bird a wee bit more to 'look into'.. But I would take a little from the bottom, to balance the frame.

Will

[Daniel Cadieux]

I just usually prefer more room above rather than below. Personal preference really.