Chestnut sided warbler

[Rob Miner]

Camera: D2XS
200-400mm @ 600mm
900mm (in 35mm film)
1/320 sec, f/6.7
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
AF mode: AF-S
White balance: PRESET0
Flash: Optional,AA
File size: 11.2MB
Image size: 2868 x 4320
Color mode: MODE2
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: NORMAL
Contrast: Normal

Comments and critisims appreciated.

Rob............

[Doug Brown]

Good looking warbler! Nice soft light. I'd probably do a little more sharpening of the bird. I would remove the bright spot in the ULC. I also wish for a slightly better head angle. Thanks for sharing!

[stuart wanuck]

image good agree to remove white spots

[John Chardine]

This image has potential but as mentioned, I think a better head angle is what is really needed. There is a colour cast on my monitor (greenish?) which you could get rid of easily, and a round of sharpening would help a lot.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

The bright BG spots are distracting a little. HA is unfortunately far from ideal, but more in your direction would be fabulous! Do you have any like that? I see some noise in the dark areas too. Additionally, I would burn in the bright patches on the perch's right side. There is a lot of potential here though as been mentioned. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Arthur Morris]

All good comments and suggestions above. I would add that the image is very low in contrast. It almost looks as if it were photographed through a sheet of dirty glass...

[Rob Miner]

Thank You,
all comments and criticisms appreciated.

Rob..............

[Doug Brown]

Here's a repost Rob. I corrected the color cast by creating a color balance adjustment layer and setting the yellow-blue slider to +14. I selected the bird and boosted contrast by 38. I adjusted the white point slightly, and then did a linear burn of the brightest whites. And I corrected the bright areas of the BG. How do you like it?