Spring is Here

[Paul Lagasi]

It's been a long winter but I know when Horned Larks show up in numbers, it means spring...many of these birds can be found feeding near receding snow....also found on my D300, P mode is not the way to go.....I might have brightened a bit more but it shows true colors on my monitor.
D300 200-400 w 1.4 tc, 540 mm, iso 500, f5.6, 1/2500, +.3

[Arthur Morris]

Basic COMP and EXP good. The bird needs to be sharpened. The grasses are what is, but the dark blobs in the BKGR are even more distracting.

later and love, artie

[Paul Lagasi]

Its tough for us in the north, melting snow does not make for favourable backgrounds, what worries me more is front focus issues I seem to be having when using a my TC with the D300 and 200-400..the focus point of this bird was front right shoulder but focus point seems to be grasses...anyone else had this problem...thanks Artie ...Have removed black spots in background, and sharpened.

[Arthur Morris]

Better, but you need to learn to select and sharpen just the bird. By sharpening the BKGR you have made it noisier and exposed the artifacting just above the birds' s head. It's a learning process

later and love, artie