Vireo
Took the picture of this Warbling Vireo(I believe) in mid-morning near Ann Arbor, MI. Edited exposure in RAW, levels in PS. Adjusted contrast and sharpened. Using my laptop so I hope the color/contrast is accurate. Thank you for any comments.
Camera: Canon 50D
Focal length: 400mm
F-stop: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/640
Shooting mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1.33
Metering Mode: Evaluative
ISO: 100
Hi Steve
Sweet image and nice catch light in eye. The red in the background maybe a little too distractive and I am trying to imaging what the image would be like without it. It would not be difficult to remove if that fits within your ethics. Could stand a little more sharpening.
DON
Lovely bird Steven. I agree with Warbling but I find this species and the Philadelphia and Bell's very similar. Certainly the distribution is right for Warbling.
I like the portrait of the bird itself. It has some great attributes such as the eye contact, pose, and sharpness. I can live with the BG but maybe you could consider toning down the very light OOF branches.
Very nice bird!!! Agree with earlier comments with respect to background.
I like the bird Steven, I would definately like to see it sitting on that branch with the blossoms. I see a little noise on the shadow areas and tail of the bird. Very pretty image.
Jack
Thank you all for the comments.
I wanted to keep the berries in the composition as he was eating them. On the re-post I tried to tone down the OOF branches using a mask and shadow/highlights. Not sure if this worked well?
I like the photo very much. Very nice details. The PP work on the toned down branch though looks unnatural to me.
Lovely image and I liked the re-post
TFS
Steve, I like the original post better. I agree that the repost looks not quite right. I'm not a big fan of s/h, would prefer curves or levels any time. For this job I would probably use the burn tool set to a low value like 7%. The bird looks really good, maybe a few toasty pixels on the bill that would be cured by 1/3 stop less in the exposure. Would be nicer for me if the branch in the background were below the bird instead of above it. Really cute little bird!
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Lovely image and I think the red berries add to it. I agree that the repost isn't quite there and prefer the OP. It's worth another try following Kerry's suggestions.
TFS,
Rachel
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