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    Processing of this image was quite challenging for me. I had never processed an image like this before.

    I had set up a perch next to a feeder when I went to visit a mountain campground couple of weeks ago. My intention was everything would be in the shade (lots of large pine trees). But as the sun was setting, a small sliver of light filtered through the trees and lit up a portion of the perch for a few minutes. Fortuitously, during that window, the oak titmouse landed right in the light, resulting in this image where the bird is in the light and the background is in deep shade (mostly). There was a very strong blue cast on the entire image. I tried to remove the cast as best as I could. At least the bird appears the way it should. I couldn't figure out how to remove the banding on the light/dark border of the background. The raw file doesn't show the banding, only jpeg.

    Processed with C1 pro, PS CC and Neat Image.

    Nikon D850 500mm PF
    1/1600s f/5.6 ISO 1600
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    Hi Sharif, super little image and the colours work very nicely. The dark BKG adds some good separation to the subject and provides some pop. You did well on eliminating the blue cast, but overall I find it oversharp, remember the is 'perceptual' sharpening, basically sharpening to make it appear sharp.

    Perhaps try f/8 next time, yes up the ISO, but keep a good SS too, to avoid a soft image. Maybe a little saturation?????

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    Hi Sharif , lovely shot of this Titmouse .
    Nicely lit subject and well separated from BG due to the darker color , love the duo tone/color .
    Overall well done , but agree that the sharpness is a wee bit strong .

    TFS Andreas

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    Nice when that happens! I love the little guy, and yes, it looks great against the dark BG. Good perch. The sharpening is indeed a touch strong, you can see some "crunchiness" appearing especially on the crest. The bird is perhaps a touch large in the frame IMO. The pesky banding most often happens one darker and transitioning BGs that have had NR applied to it then resized. Tough to circumvent at times, but as you say, the raw file (and tif if converted to that) does not have it.

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    Thanks for all the suggestions! I always struggle with the sharpening of these birds. The high resolution cameras capture an insane amount of detail at close range! Here is a repost with half the sharpening. Also re-cropped to add more room around the bird.

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    I see this species all the time but have never had a decent photo opportunity at it; I am envious of this fine result! The contrast the set-up allowed looks great, and the bird's look is super engaging. Ditto on what others have said about the sharpening.

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    That's better Sharif.
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