New Camera

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

D4 300f/2.8 + TC20EIII (600mm) 1/320 at f/11 -0.3EV VR on ISO 12,800 Cropped to 7MP from 16MP Handheld - In the dark shadows of the tree
NR (medium Topaz Denoise), slight Topaz Infocus, sharpening, desaturated leaves.

OOTB ISO (a real head shaker for me)

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Cheryl Slechta]

Michael, congratulations on the new camera!! ISO 12,800 - amazing! The image is great - I love the head tilt (maybe he's thinking - "What's he doing, I'm in the deep shadows, he'll never get a good image")

[Julie Kenward]

I never would have guessed this was even possible a few years back. Wow! Look how far cameras have come! It really looks like you took it mid-morning at ISO 100.

I love the head tilt and the catch light - that really brings him to life. Might try bringing the whites on his breast up just a tiny bit more - they don't need to be bright white but a tiny bit more "oomph" to them might help center the viewer's focus in the head/breast area of the bird.

[Mark Fuge]

Very nice image and application, Michael.

It's amazing what we have today over what some of us started with. It's a whole new world of photography, both offering new images as well as new learning curves!

[Anita Bower]

I like the tilt of the head and that eye! Lovely colors. Very nice capture.
Congratulations on the new camera! Wow! Amazing ISO. I didn't think that was possible.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Cheryl, Julie, Mark, Anita,

Thanks much for the comments. I've had the camera for less than a week and so far it totally blows my mind.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[denise ippolito]

Congrats on the new camera Michael, nicely done on the pose and the sharpness. Amazing ISO! If it were mine I'd evict the back leaf and second perch. Again amazing results!