Northern Mockingbird

[Kerry Perkins]

Captured at the Salton Sea. No busy background here... :) LR2 for conversion then CS4 for sharpening and cropping, not much else going on with this one.

50D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS + 1.4x @ 280mm
Aperture priority, f/5.6@1/800, evaluative metering EC 0 ISO 200 AWB
AI Servo autofocus using back button, HH no flash

Thank you for your comments!

[OvidiuCavasdan]

I like the composition,BG, nice pose and good HA.
I would try to tone down the perch.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kerry - has a nice feel to it - HA and pose are all good as is the exposure. Might just run some NR on the background.
Showing lots of improvement - well done :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Kerry,
Well composed and executed...all good things said and techs. covered...I like it...good show...:cool:

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice job! Great when they come out of the camera so perfect.

[carole wiley]

Nice and sharp, nice perch and pose. I think I might have been tempted to try a bit off the bottom.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I love the composition, well done. Birds are suppose to be on a high perch. Very regal position, nice job with position and HA.

I like this one alot.

[Alfred Forns]

Nice one Kerry

Agree with comments and can only add to done down the mid tones in the bird just a tad I like what your doing coming up with some good ones !!!! Excellent !!!

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice Kerry! As said, the composition, sharpness, and pose are very good. Well done!

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Kerry,
This is a great shot of the northern mockingbird. I'd crop off the bottom to just above your © symbol, run NR on the BG as Lance has said, agree with Al about the midtones, and to me, it looks a little oversharpened. The bird is in a great pose and position. I think it is very nice, and would like to see it again if you make any changes.

my 2 cents,

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks again for all the good suggestions. I incorporated all the recommended changes - NR on bg (Topaz Denoise), toned down the perch, pulled the midtones down a bit, cropped a tad from the bottom, and used a bit less sharpening. Hope this works better! ;)

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Kerry, I think your repost is an improvement, and it looks great!! Nicely done.