Canon 50D, 300mm 2.8+1.4TC, 1/500, ISO400, f5.6.
NR, sharpening, crop for composition, cleaned up bill with clone tool in PS.
Just another chipping sparrow.
Canon 50D, 300mm 2.8+1.4TC, 1/500, ISO400, f5.6.
NR, sharpening, crop for composition, cleaned up bill with clone tool in PS.
Last edited by John Goldman; 04-24-2011 at 08:32 PM. Reason: Posted larger image.
Hey John, I'm not seeing an image here.
Try again, I just posted a larger image.Originally Posted by Ian Cassell
John: I like the look back of the sparrow. You have good eye contact here. If it were mine I would tone down the highlights in the forsythia, both flowers and stem, below the sparrow. It catches my eye and I lose contact with the sparrow. I tried with shadows/highlights and, in my opinion, improved the image and brought my eye back to the sparrow.
Linda
"Just another"...
It may be just another chipping sparrow, but how sweet of it to land on such a beautiful perch! And turn to face you, too!
Thank you, Linda.
OK, I'll try it, I have PS Elements. How do I tone down the Forsythia highlights only below the bird.
John, lovely capture! Nice detail, head angle, background and color rendition. The yellow flowers need to be toned down, and I would just go into your hue/saturation and bring the yellow saturation down until they are tamed. Nice work!
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I agree the yellow forsythia is too bright. I suspect reducing the yellow saturation will also change the hue of the browns and tans, which I think is not desired. I suppose I'll have to do some selective saturation reduction on the forsythia.
Thank you all for your compliments and suggestions. I love this forum, I have learned a great deal and will continue to.
John: I think you are right that too much reduction of the yellow would change the browns as well. That's one reason why I suggested the S/H. With the highlights slider, you reduce the brighter tones and this tends to have an effect on the blooms on the lower branch first. Play around with it and see how it works. A light touch of both S/H and H/S can be used.
Linda
Nice shot of bird with a great perch. In addition to toning down the forsythia, I'd suggest toning down the saturation of the bird's cap. I think it's just a bit too intense.
I think Chipping Sparrow is overlooked as a subject, but they are both dainty and have really attractive plumage. Your image makes me want to spend a bit of effort to try to get some decent shots myself.
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