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I like this Wendell. The birds face is a little soft but I like the the diagonals of the stems and the colors.
Jack
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I like to see birds in natural habitat so the grasses do not disturb me at all. The head looks rather soft, was there perhaps a blade of grass or seeds in front and way OOF? Possibly you focussed on the wing? It may be worthwhile trying extra sharpening on the head.
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Hi wendell,
You gave yourself a good self critique! Face is too soft for me,
Gail
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No, Jonathan, no "grass or seeds in front and way OOF"" -- I didn't do any cloning on the image. Looks like I did focus on the wing. I will give the head a little extra sharpening. I will try a higher SS next time, too. Thanks for your input.
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I like the HA and the enviroment the grass that has blocked the bird is distracting and the grackle itself is soft perhaps from slow SS?
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There is so much I like about this photo (the soft colors and the way the vegetation's colors compliment those of the grackle and the overall "feel" which I would describe as gentle and warm) but yes, I do find the softness a little distracting, and I would prefer to not have the stalk intersecting the lovely bird. But as you say, you'll be back at it for some more grackle & stalk action...being familiar with that lens combo, I would agree with Arash: 1/640 is a little on the slow side for handholding that lens at 400mm, even with the VR...
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