Red Backed Shrike

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 500 f4 L IS + 1.4 Ext
AV f8
TV 1/800
ISO 1600...... Forgot ISO on 1600 from trying to get a Leopard image the night before
Evaluative metering
Subject Distance 7.2m
AWB
RAW file processed in CS5 iMac

Thanks for looking Crits and comments appreciated...Tighter crop for more detail

[Shaun Boycott-Taylor]

Great image. I like the colours in the bird and you held the whites well.

Have you used NR on the image? As it looks like a bit of detail has been lost but perhaps it my be the cropping.

A stunning bird.

Shaun

[Mark Dumbleton]

Awesome image Bud! Great light, BG, detail and exposure! Well done!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks guys...Only NR on the BG. I have changed my sharpening techniques. Maybe thats why. Also could be the high ISO. The feet do look a little strange to my eye. I have re- sharpened the JPEG. Would like to know if its better or not

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely image.

Great pose, soft and warm light and great bg.

Both are fine with me and the second has a bit sharper details.

I really like the nice warm light in this one. It just feels nice and warm.

Dave

[Dan Brown]

A Beauty, Dumay! I like the repost, it seems sharper. Great BG and HA also. I might tone down the bright OOF weed in the LR BG though.

[Melissa Groo]

I think the repost is better too. Dan's suggestion to tone down the bright weed in the BG is a good one. Beautiful portrait, Dumay, I really like it.

[Morkel Erasmus]

repost seems a tad sharper
nice exposure and pose and light bud

[Shaun Boycott-Taylor]

Hi Dumay,

Your re-post is right on the money! Great soft light and background.

Shaun

[Marc Mol]

Like the repost also Dumay, you've captured the colours on this little guy very well with a nice complimentary BG.
TFS