One of My Best Yet----I Think

[VinceRossi]

I was at my brothers house and he had a selection of birds in his front yard. I couldn't set up outside as to space restrictions. SOooo, once again I had to shoot through some TINTED GLASS. (Just can't seem to get away from that glass) Cropping and some minor adjustments were made. Left a little to the left, trying to apply the rule of thirds.

Tripod was used with 1.4x Sigma Teleconverter.

05-16-10

Aperture Priority
Speed 1/100
F-8
ISO 800
300mm
Lens 70-300mm with 1.4x Teleconverter
Pattern
Fine Weather

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Vince, rule of thirds is good - 1/3 bird, 1/3 tree and 1/3 BG is a solid setup. Maybe a bit less BG and tone down hot-spots a tad.

Light looks a bit mixed but could be the work monitor - love the species - TFS.

[Peter Farrell]

Very nice, Vince. I like the pose and eye contact. I agree with a little less BG and maybe some selective sharpening on the head and eyes.
Peter

[VinceRossi]

Thanks for bringing my attention to the hotspots. I hope this make it a liilte better.

[Michael Pancier]

repost is much better. I'm seeing a slight greenish hue on the woodpecker's belly. I never get tired of these guys. love them.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice repost, look into the color cast as well - be a good learning experence for you. Let's see what others say, good work.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Vince - repost is a improvement for sure!! Agree with the comments above. Composition is good.
Best way to improve this shot is to get out from behind that glass.
Keep em coming :)

[Bob Miller]

Hi Vince.....Nice work on the repost...those hot spots were deadly...also much sharper

[Bill Dix]

Hi Vince. Repost is a great improvement. Like the comp and ROT. Glass didn't help you any here, and in an ideal world I might have preferred more light on the bird and less head-turn. But definitely showing improvement. Well done.

[VinceRossi]

Thanks all for the words of encorougement. I have to learn more about SELECTIVE Post processing.