Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS &1.4TC1, tripod ISO 400 1/1000 sec f5.6
I had to rescue this image, I did not notice that as I followed this little bird I must have knocked the dial from AV to manual,(an all too frequent incident - I have now put insulation tape on the control dial) having said that I am fairly pleased with the result. I would have given it perhaps another 1/2 stop exposure; the light was so oblique there were already blinkies in the highlights, so perhaps the exposure wasn't too bad after all.
I applied NR to the background and lifted the dark plumage using a reverse curve.
All comments welcome.







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The darker plumage is not blocked, and the white on the throat is fine. I like the angled pose, thin perch, and another liking the darker BG. In landscape format, I would move the Chat to the left a touch more, and as Gail mentioned, a vertical would work just as well with this pose.


