Dark-eyed junco

[Patrice Allibert]

Picture taken last month in Québec

Nikon D300, 200-400 mm & TC 1.4, ISO 640, f= 6,3, 1/1000

Cropped little bit on the right

It is the best position?

Thank you for your input

Patrice

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Patrice, The pose and head angle here are very nice but this one is to tight all around for my taste. The feathers seem to lack crispness and the colors seem muted; was this a big crop?

[Patrice Allibert]

Arthur

no the crop is not big, here is the original full size. I did not modify the colors.

Patrice

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Patrice for the info and the image. I selected the bird, used Refine Edge, and then sharpened the bird with a Contrast Mask at 20/80/1. All as described in our Digital Basics File: https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=252

With the vertical branch on the right, I am fine with the bird-in-the middle composition. You were certainly guilty of cropping to tightly. See the chapter on Advanced Composition in ABP II (916 pages on CD only): https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/ca....aspx?catid=32

[Arthur Morris]

ps: I should have saved the selection, inverted it, and ran noise reduction on the BKGR....

[Patrice Allibert]

Thank you Arthur for your input.

Patrice

[Arthur Morris]

You are most welcome. Thanks a ton for your membership support; it is greatly appreciated. Let's see some grosbeak images!