Boy did I get stumped today

[Jim Poor]

286 so-called images made, zero kept today.

So here's something from the archives.
Huntley Meadows Park 06-15-05
D2X ISO 100
600 / f4
1/160 @ f4
Natural light

[Arthur Morris]

Ah, you gotta love those zero keepers days. I like this one for the soft light, teh great COMP, and the good head angle. If it were mine I would get rid of the brown oof thing in the llc and the two piles of bird droppings in the lrc.

later and love, artie

[Jim Poor]

I finally got the thing uploaded right :(

Thanks for the tips. I just noticed a band of sorts on the right side. I've had that happen to a few images managed in Lightroom. I wonder what that's all about.

I bet you don't get many zero keeper days.

OOF stuff and bird turds removed. Funny, I didn't even notice them.

[Michael Eckstein]

I like the corrections you made. I would also clone out the brown item and it's stem that is behind the bird. Excellent image overall.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The repost looks better. I'm wondering about the focus though. It looks as if the critical focus is in front of the bird since there is less detail in the plumage than I would expect.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Jim,

The second post works better. Looks like the bottom leaf are sharper than your main subject.

[Jim Poor]

I think you're right right about the focus. :( Maybe this is a candidate for an artistic treatment :D