Birdbath Junco

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Description

Here’s a pose I got early this morning of a female dark-eyed junco taking a drink.

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Cropping about right?

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/3200th, f 9.0, 840mm, ISO 16000, cropped to 3671 x 2869

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Cropping looks fine, Dave. You might look at bringing the sunlit side of the junco down a bit to see if you can bring back the black cap without destroying the looks of the rest.

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Hi Dave, nice catch of this little one. Crop and exposure on the bird look good to me. I could see darkening the background behind the bird. Cute image.

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Good pose and feather detail. Nice light on the front, though I might try to bring up some shadow detail on the back. I’d be tempted to see how this looks with a crop from the bottom and left.

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Hi Dave
At first look, I agreed with lowering the sunlight on the Junco, but after a longer look, I think it just fine.
Peter