Tree Swallow in Flight

[Stuart Dahne]

Camera Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Exposure Time 0.002s (1/500)
Aperture f/9.0
ISO 400
Focal Length 160mm (208mm in 35mm)
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias 2/3 EV
Exposure Mode auto
White Balance auto
Color Space sRGB

[Arthur Morris]

Love the wing positions and the spread tail. Love the sky/clouds too. Like everything but the funky eye. The face needs a nit more sharpening.

[Stuart Dahne]

Thanks Artie,
Here I have backed the adjustment on the eye off and attempted to sharpen just the head some. Does this work better?

[Arthur Morris]

It is improved somewhat but still less than ideal... If I were working on the TIFF I would probably try to lighten the face mask and work on the eye a bit... Not sure what you did to start with: " I have backed the adjustment on the eye off." In part you need to try and make the eye stand out a bit, not the highlight, the black eye itself...