Savannah Sparrow

[Ilija Dukovski]

Taken at Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm in Lincoln MA.
Not the best perch ever... Cropped quite a bit 25%, BG noise reduced,
saturated yellows and reds, QM on perch, sharpened.

Nikon D80
Nikkor 300mm AF-S + TC1.4
f/5.6 1/1000 ISO400
AP, tripod.

Critique appreciated.

[Desmond Chan]

This photo looks a bit bright on my monitor. I like the pose and the composition though.

[Daniel Cadieux]

It does look light on my monitor too, I would reduce the overall exposure. As presented the yellows are too intense on the BG, perhaps that will be better with the the aforementioned exposure reduction. If you want to saturate only the yellow on the face you can use the sponge tool, set to saturate at about 8% and apply the brush to that area. Cute pose, but wish the head wasn't turned so much. I like the flared feather :-)