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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?????
TFS
Steve
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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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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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