Chickadee

[Wheeler McDougal Jr.]

This is not the best shot I have ever made of a Chickadee, but I was wondering about the BG. The day I took it the sky was a high bright overcast and very washed out. So rarther than add a blue sky from another image which is not always very sucessfull, I instead, added a couple of blue graidents that sort of surrounded the bird. I sort of like the result. What do you think?

Nikon D700
2008:11:04 17:17:23
600mm
600mm (in 35mm film)
1/400 sec, f/4
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 200
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
File size: 13.2MB
Image size: 3036 x 2010
Color space: AdobeRGB

[Fabs Forns]

Sky looks good, you may want to add some reds to balance the hue. The birdie looks like it lacks detail in the feathers?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The sky looks pretty good to me, too. I agree with Fabs regarding lack of details and wish the branch in the BG were not there.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, the sky colour you added looks good...but the clone work below the perch is very obvious and distracting.