Jamshidieh Park, Tehran, Iran.
Canon 40D, 100-400mm.
Shutter Speed: 1/40s
f/5.6
Iso:320
Robin
Jamshidieh Park, Tehran, Iran.
Canon 40D, 100-400mm.
Shutter Speed: 1/40s
f/5.6
Iso:320
Pretty bird. I am amazed at the # of birds around the world called robins. I think the HA is good. The image is very busy & there seems to be quite a bit of noise.
Is this a large crop?
Andrew
Cool looking bird for lack of a better phrase. Not like the robins in these parts.
Was this hand held or tripod mounted ? You could have upped your ISO to obtain a higher SS because It appears a little motion blur is present.
I might try a vertical crop and desat the leaves which are similar in color to the bird and competing for attention.
Last edited by Mike Tracy; 09-21-2010 at 06:13 PM.
Yes to BKGR noise but a cute bird that stands out surprisingly well in a somewhat cluttered but attractive scene. I made the obvious crop from below and rear. The crop strengthened the rule of thirds COMP and eliminated several rather ugly branch stubs from the frame. Taking the time to eliminate the strong vertical branch just behind the subject would be an option if that fits with your personal ethics.
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Dear Andrew,Originally Posted by Andrew Merwin
It's not large crop. Just use sharp filter once.
Akbar, 99% of the time it is best to select and sharpen only the subject, otherwise you are sharpening the noise. For more on making selections and noise reduction, see Digital Basics here.
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Great pose and I like the inclusion of the habitat here!
Might tone down the brightest parts of the leaves just a bit.
I like Artie's crop but might go just a bit looser to avoid having the lowermost leaf so close to the edge of the frame.
This picture shows the bird in typical pose and typical habitat. The curled leaves look great. By the way, some people may not realise that this is the Robin species after which all the others were named in English.
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