I was out 2/08 in my best friends yard, (She's really lucky were she lives), when this little bluebird landed, and I was able to get his picture. I've never seen one of these guys until last year. I was really glad to get a picture. Can't wait to hear critiques. I an really glad to hear what every one has to say, I have really learned a lot. Thanks MCB
D3
F5.6
S250
ISO640
Manual
200-400VR 4.0 w/1.4 @550
shot in RAW with very little change, 40% cropped
him michelle, i like the bird a little smaller in the frame here. different and a little refreshing. just would like to see it moved in the frame to the top right corner a bit. the brown leaf behind it is a little distracting, but i think it would be toned down with a little gaussian blur that would double as some noise reduction too that is needed.
Hi Michelle,
I like what you were trying to do here...the little guy is too small in frame, the head angle is off and the image is under exposed, the bird is a little on the soft side, out of focus, and agree with the previous comments on the background elements...I adjusted the composition and image by cropping all the way around the frame. opened up the mid-tones on the bird adjusted the saturation and contrast, selective sharpened the bird and ran noise reduction in the background...see if this presents best to you...:cool:
Thanks, James, Harold, and Gus,
I know this would be a hard one for me, as I'm still learning how to frame, sharpen, and all the above. Love the repost, and those leaves in the back ground are gone which was always a distraction for me. I sort of go for a darker look, but will start, looking at the lightening up of photos. I've got so much to learn and I really thank you for all the info that I an receiving. I need to take a class on CS4. There looks like so many amazing things you can do. I've got the program now I need to start using it. Thanks MCB
Hi Michelle - Gus nailed the techs and the repost - dont forget to use your histogram to check your exposure - I have mine setup on the middle button on the multi selector so that I can easily bring it up - doing it this way also gives you a yellow and red histogram much easier to see.
Hi Michelle Just a little tighter like Gus posted ... and a little lighter !! Really nice Remember to check the histogram this seems a little under !! btw with the D3 don't hesitate to crank the ISO is needed, I'm comfortable at 1600 !!!
Thanks Al, I'm just starting to understand that you don't need to stay below 400. Thanks to all the great comments that I've gotten. Don't be afraid to up the ISO. Thanks MCB
I think I would treat the underexposed background as a "happy accident" and leave it dark, perhaps cloning over the bright areas directly behind the subject. If you use a levels adjustment layer, you can paint that onto the subject and branch, pulling both nicely away from the background.
Thanks David, I love the repost. I really like the picture of the bluebird but the background killed it for me. I have started to do more in Photoshop and have just finished taken a class, and still have a lot to learn. I will try this with a couple of other photo's I have. Thanks MCB
Eastern Bluebird
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