Painted Bunting

[Jerry Barrack]

Shot at Corkscrew Preserve in Florida on 02/16/2014 at 4:15 pm. Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 600 mm F/L IS USM + 1.4x III, Shot at 840mm, F 5.6, ISO 1600, 1/1600 sec , Auto exposure, 2/3EV. Gitzo tripod and old Wimberly head. I have photographed this beautiful bird in several locations on the West Coast of Florida but this is the best pose and background I have found so far.

[Randy Stout]

Jerry:

Beautiful bird, well exposed, nice pose, soft background.

The noise in the image is quite noticeable and distracts from the presentation. The leaf covering the tail has a line across it. Was there something in the foreground causing that?

Such a pretty bird, worth another pass at post processing.

Cheers

Randy

[William Dickson]

Agree with Randy....this is worth another go...I would leave more room around the bird, this would help with the noise issue, which is quite evident.

Will

[Jerry Barrack]

Thanks for the C and C. I guess I need a lesson in noise reduction as several of my posts have gotten that response. I appreciate it and will try to do something about it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[John Mack]

Beautiful colors on these birds. Going to have to agree with randy here.