# Blue Grosbeak

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-grosbeak/10246>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [December 5, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-grosbeak/10246 "2019-12-05T18:44:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![John\_Tobias](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@John\_Tobias](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Tobias)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-grosbeak/10246/1 "2019-12-05T18:44:24Z")

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### What technical feedback would you like if any?

over all exposure

### What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Appeal

### Pertinent technical details or techniques:

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Canon T6i, sigma 150-600C @ 484mm  
1/400 @ F-6.3 ISO 800

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**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-grosbeak/10246/2 "2019-12-08T13:29:32Z")

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Hi John,

I like how the bird is positioned in the frame. Try some noise reduction on the BG as the BG is quite grainy…Jim

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-grosbeak/10246/3 "2019-12-08T22:58:33Z")

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Nice to see you back, John. A very neat looking bird with the mottled plumage. Those blues are incredibly intense. The exposure looks good to me and I like the general composition. If you don’t mind a little work with the clone stamp and healing brush I think that bright branch going from the bird to the upper right is a bit of a distraction. Nice image. Makes me think about spring and it’s not even winter yet.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/blue-grosbeak/10246/4 "2019-12-09T02:13:23Z")

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A nice blue bird against a green background-what’s not to like? I like the perch in front of the bird, though agree with Dennis about the portion behind it. I could see a crop on the left.