Crimson Rosella

[Michael Sowden]

Hello to all, This is my first post on this site.
This photo was taken in my back yard from a hide I have constructed near a feeding station.

Pentax *istDS, Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm, f6.7 @ 1/30th, iso 400

Cheers Mike

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, Mike. Very nice portrait. I like the inquisitive look. It could be a little bit brighter for my taste.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi,

I think this is nice and crisp for a portrait, but I do agree with what Axel says that it lacks the punch of nice light.

[Arthur Morris]

Welcome Mike, I like it. Well done on the composition and sharpness. What do you all think of this re-post?

Two minutes in Photoshop: Levels, Desaturated the reds and lightened the whole thing and then a Linear Curves adjustment (in CS3).

later and love, artie

ps: When I use an action to create e-mail J-PEGs they often wind up looking too dark...

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Nice shot Mike, I like the colors of it. Just think it is a bit dark. Maybe a slightly more room on the left would provide more air for the bird in the frame.
Szimi

[Fabs Forns]

Big welcome, Mike!

Nice looking bird and I like what Artie did de-saturating the red to preserve detail. That is one fault of digital, over saturating reds, and the way to fix is going to Hue/Saturation, Reds, and moving the slider to the left a bit, still maintaining the color, but letting the detail show.

We hope to make your BPN learning experience a positive one :)

[Jody Melanson]

Welcome to BPN. I like the inquisitive look here and the subject along with the BG colour. It is too underexposed for my liking though.

[Alfred Forns]

Big Welcome Mike, Sure like your backyard friends I like the repost !!!!

[Terry Eddington]

Boy, am I jealous. We don't get visitors like that in my hometown. I can tell I'm really gonna like this forum and the instruction and feedback from very talented people. I like the changes Artie provided and hope to learn his methods this year, now through the forum and I'm working on my wife for the October seminar in Maine.

[Glenn Bartley]

Really pretty bird. Where abouts do you live? Australia?

As for the image I would like to see the frame shifted to the left to give the bird a bit more room to look in to. As mentioned, the image looks a bit underexposed. I think if you can get this guy in some nice direct low angle light and just dial in -1/3 EV you'll have a stunning portrait!

Welcome aboard.

[Michael Sowden]

Thanks guys for the feedback, the adjustments that have been suggested look great. I have heaps of photos of this species and will apply these techniques.
Glen, I live just out of Brisbane within a national park rainforest area.

Thanks again for all the positive feedback. Cheers Mike