What changed: I increased the exposure in Lightroom to reduce the overall darkness of the shot and re-cropped it to 8x10 followed with some burning in on the bright spots of the perch.
Added after receiving feedback from the community.
The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
The area around the jelly feeders has been infiltrated by many newly fledged Baltimore orioles and the parents try desperately to wean them from being fed. The youngster on the right was getting a lesson in personal space and quickly learned that independence is a good thing.
Feedback Requested
I used a fairly tight crop to emphasize the quick action that ended quickly with no harm coming to the youngster. Does this image tell the story of growing up quickly in the natural World?
Technical Details
Camera: Z9
Lens: 600mm f4
Focal length: 600mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200
Aperture: f10
ISO: 2000
Flash: -1.3ev for fill
DeNoise, Crop for comp with slight rotation of canvas, Curve adjustment on midtones for feather detail, Brightness & Contrast.
The photograph tells a story that every parent knows too well. Kids never listen to what their parents have to say. Very nice detail and expression on the two. Well done.
Nice family scene. Yes, listen to your parents. They know best The Image of adult seems to be a little unusual for its coloration.. It almost looks like it’s missing some of its color because of the yellow tone. Perhaps I have not seen Baltimore Oriole With this plumage variation. Oh well, we don’t have them in Washington state. I didn’t see them as a child growing up though in the East Coast
Excellent image, Jim and it does tell the story to those who are familiar with it. We see it repeated many times, particularly when the Goldfinches start fledging. We have a brood of Violet-green Swallows that first left the box three or four days ago, but keep going back and begging. Pretty soon Mom and Dad are going to have enough of it.
Thank you @Peter_Morrissey , @David_Schoen , @Dennis_Plank , and @Diane_Miller . @Diane_Miller , you are correct in that the image is way too dark so hopefully the revised version fixes that issue. @David_Schoen female Baltimore orioles get more black feathers on the crown and chin as they age. This particular female is fairly young, but the orange and yellow portions of her plumage are much brighter than that of her offspring. At this time of the year, figuring out the sex of Baltimore orioles is challenging due to the various plumage patterns of adults. …Jim
Just wanted to pop in to say how fun this little interaction is - the updated version is terrific. Insofar as birds can have expressions, the harassee’s s just priceless.
