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    Jacqui Hendry
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    I thought that I would give you all a break from the Nuthatch photographs :D

    So here is a picture of a Great Tit taken today in my Garden, there are lots & lots of these everyday along with the Blue Tits,Chaffinches & Green Finches....

    The weather was dry and cold, taken with a Canon 1DmkIII, 300f4 + 1.4, f8, ISO 1000, 1/125, Tripod

    Image is cropped, and processed in CS2

    Jacqui

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    I Iike the light and BG!!!

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    Hi Jacqui again, :-)
    good position, good bg; only the bird looks a little soft on my monitor; I think because of the slow shutter speed.
    You could try some special sharpening on the birds head and eye. I don't mind the tail not beeing completely sharp.

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    Hi Jacqui

    This is a good looking bird. Head angle is great. To my preferences it could use a bit more saturation to give it a bit more `pop`. selective sharpening with a quick mask could do the trick for sharpness

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    You Have a wonderfull backyard for these small birds

    I did a quick sharpen on a seperate layer and also did a litlle sat increase
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    Nice perch, BG and pose. I would decrease the contrast a bit and sharpen a bit more. As for the saturation, something between your and John's version might look best.

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    Hi Jacqui

    The colour looks about right as to me, although they vary in colour a lot. They are quite a tricky bird exposure wise, as the cheek patch is so white and easily burnt out. I like both the perch and background and think it would benefit from a little extra sharpening.

    Cheers

    Rich

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    Thank you all for the advice,

    I am always a little worried about over sharpening but I will have another go :-)

    Jacqui

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    Hi Jacqui

    I can't really tell any differences between your original and the one you've just posted here. I agree with Axel because John's example seems oversaturated. Overall I like the pose, but to me the perch just isn't happening - presumably it was a perch put in place. A more natural-looking one would suit the idea better. Thats just my opinion.

    Paul

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    Sorry I put the wrong image up, here is the newer version:o

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    Spot on! :)

    Paul

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    Jacqui Hendry
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    Thanks Paul :)

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    Del Cockroft
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    Your last version did the trick. The cheek patch is always a problem with this bird. It's amazing what a little extra PP can do.

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    Jacqui Hendry
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    Thanks Del

    Like I said I am always a little worried about over doing the PP, so I tend to under process :(

    Jacqui

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