Inquisitive Junco

[Natalie Stowe]

Although common, I love these little guys.

Taken with Canon 50d, 300 2.8 with 2 TC, ISO 1600, f/7.1, 1/640 sec.

Was a shady day but the dogwood branches create a nice coloured BG.

Thanks for your comments.

Natalie

[Lance Peters]

Hi Natalie - very nice - sharp - exposure spot on and a gorgeous BG - well done.

Id crop some of the OOF perch from the bottom - giving t more of a pano feel.

keep em coming :)

[denise ippolito]

Natalie, Excellent image -The BG colors really add alot to this-your Junco is tack sharp- Agree w/ Lance about the crop- I see just a bit of noise. I really like the pose and that you managed to get him off the ground. Well done!

[Glenn Romain]

Well captured Natalie ,you did a good job of bringing out some good sharp detail and colorfull BG .:)

[Alfred Forns]

Great comments and one fine image !!! Excellent Natalie

All I can add is suggest to use fill flash ... will help give a ctachlight and life to the eye !!!! Sweet !!!

[Christopher Miller]

Perfect pose, nice BG, and a sharp bird. What more could you ask for! I would suggest running some noise reduction on the BG as it looks a bit noisy. Good job!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Natalie,
I like the composition and capture...the pano crop is perfect. The details and color rendition on the bird are superb...good show...:cool:

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wonderful little birdie portrait if you asked me. :) Really cute disposition, fab background though seems a touch noisy and very sharp Junco. Maybe select the background and run some noise reduction over it. THanks for posting this Natalie. :)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Natalie, I like your subject and pose. I felt there was a bit of color caste on the bird and log so i selected both and ran a levels adjustment over them and came up with this...

[Natalie Stowe]

Hi Dave,
Thanks very much. The whites on the bird are clearer for sure. Very kind of you. Am looking into getting PS and it will be fun to fool around with.

Natalie

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Beautiful shot Natalie and lovely BG. Might crop a little off the OOF perch. Tack sharp bird, but run some NR on it. Really nice eye level contact. Wherabouts in Ontario are you?