Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 1600
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV
Flash No Flash

Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 1600
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV
Flash No Flash
Last edited by Doug Brown; 11-21-2010 at 09:27 AM. Reason: Added camera body to EXIF data
I like your confident use of ISO 1600, plus the offbeat pose. Good background. The crop makes sense.
Good over the shoulder pose, and I like how we can the different layers of feathers. Not the ideal perch, but that cant be helped. Good smooth BG though. I feel this has a slight magenta cast to it.
Beautiful bird, well-captured. I like the pose - excellent eye contact.
I get the impression that ISO 1600 is just a snack for the D3 - roughly equivalent to ISO 400 on lesser cameras!
I agree with Stuart about the magenta cast. Also, I feel that the bird and perch can use another round of sharpening. I did some more processing on the image (hope you don't mind, Troy) to correct the color cast. I also sharpened it a bit more using Topaz InFocus, the new sharpening plug-in from Topaz Labs (I don't work for them! Just trying the demo version of the plugin.).
John
Last edited by John Guastella; 11-21-2010 at 02:07 PM.
Hi Troy,
A wonderful capture, post and all and I would be thrilled to have made this one. The ruffled nape, pinkish face, intense eyes and great pose pull it all together to make a compelling shot. The repost has more pop and better color so I'd consider accepting those adjustments and reworking on the original RAW file. Great one.
DB

John,
Here is my re-edit version. Hoping to match yours. :)
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Re-post is excellent Troy. Great details and color tones.