This photo was taken last May on Cayo Coco, Cuba. The Zapata Sparrow is endangered, so I thought I would share this less than perfect photo with BPN. I managed four other shots but this was the least obstructed. This bird was not interested in coming out into view and there was no other encounters.
Tv 1/640, F5.6, ISO 400, Canon 50d, 500 f4, Handheld.
Great bird but too dark as mentioned. Image Quality very good. For the respost: crop, over-exposed branch repair, NIK Color Efex Pro: 20% Tonal Contrast and 15% Detail Extractor. Corner clean-up. Most as described in detail in Digital Basics.
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