Taken in August. A very cooperative grosbeak. Taken early morning after sunrise but in the shade.
Too much saturation or sharpening?
Iso-1600, 600 mm, F8, 1250th, D 500, tripod, 75% full frame, fill flash at -1, -0.7 EV, DxO photo lab, Adobe camera raw 12.5, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 5%
I think you nailed the sharpening on this one, David. The plumage looks perfect with plenty of detail, but no signs of oversharpening. Lovely colors, pose and background. If I had to change anything on this image, it might be to go to a vertical crop with maybe a touch more canvas on the top, but it’s a very sweet image as posted.
Excellent detail and colors. I agree with Dennis about more room on top and a more vertical crop to remove the darker green background-it tends to draw my eye and the Grosbeak stands out well against the lighter background. That’s a minor nit as you have a great capture. I’m envious.
I also think you nailed the sharpening and the saturation David, Processing looks really nice to me. I agree this might work better as a vertical. While adding a touch more at top would be ideal (I mean a sliver), I think the space you gave still works. It will look not so top heavy once you change to vertical anyway.
For me, the re-post works better. Really an excellent image either way. Might be a winner at NPPNW.
Nailed it, David.
Hi David,
Vertical presentation works very well. I like the colors and BG and overall, a nice photo of a good looking bird…Jim
Hello, David - it looks fine to me and the repost appeals even more. No nits from Holland 
. Cheers, Hans
