Photographed in my garden this morning on a perch I have near a bird bath.
Overcast day, dull light.
Olympus E500, 50-200mm, EC14
RAW, slight adj. in bridge 1/400, F4.9 ISO 400, ec-0.3, 60% of original, Cloned out a couple of small dark areas from the BG. Levels, curves. Colour adj neutral & black, smart sharpen.
Last edited by Ian Colley; 01-18-2008 at 08:21 PM.
A lovely composition of this Crested Pigeon Ian. The bird has posed very nicely for you with an excellent head angle to camera. Great BG. I have always been fond of the pastel colours this bird exhibits.
Just shows what can be achieved in the home garden!!