Leftover Swainson's Warbler from Kentucky
'Leftover' is probably underselling this frame! I tuned the lichens down a bit and made some selective/local exposure adjustments to even out the BG.
Audio was used to pull bird in. Probably the single most responsive bird in history.
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/500 at f/5.6, ISO 2500
Processed in LR CC and Topaz
Beautiful bird, glad you posted another one of it. Vertical comp works rather well here with that strong diagonal perch. Man, audio is hit-and-miss (so often miss for me) but when it hits....
Hi Dorian, I echo Dan's comments. I don't see anything I would change. Lovely image, thank you for sharing.
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Super image Dorian, but I do feel the 'green' is pushed, so it bleeds into the brighter chest plumage and so the lichen and plunge blend into one another. A bit more separation would really elevate the image even more IMHO.
TFS
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Hi Dorian ... a cool and nice capture .
Details and sharpness top notch , again I would personally treat the perch slightly lower with the amount of sharpness and contrast . Just my take .
In terms of color, matter of taste ... for me it is quite yellow and green , so I am thinking it " should " be tweaked a bit different .
TFS Andreas
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