# Bullock's Oriole preening + a sharpened copy **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [May 15, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262 "2022-05-15T16:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/1 "2022-05-15T16:52:21Z")
![Bullock's Orione preening](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/2/92e15c8f66ab062c97b53444bb97ef58d5f87e31.jpeg) It was early morning and the light was still very low but I had set up to try when this guy landed on a perch above the birdbath and started preening. I didn’t have good settings for action but had to try for it. ### Specific Feedback Requested All comments welcome! ### Technical Details Canon R5, 100-500 + 2X at 726, f/13, ISO 1600, 1/160 sec, sturdy tripod. Only a tweak of Shadows and Highlights in LR, to PS for NR and minor softening of dark shadows in part of the BG. I went back and did Topaz Sharpen, which I very rarely use. I did make a difference on this one. It inadvertently picked up a gradient darkening adjustment layer and added it again in the LR. ![_49A7694-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/7/37e2bbb091ffb1b850323f1bd6d3f23d0e6e6acf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Bostock](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_bostock/32/34921_2.png) [@David\_Bostock](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bostock)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/2 "2022-05-15T17:44:22Z")
Excellent behavior shot, Diane. Wonderful pose, position in the frame, and awesome background. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Glenys\_Passier](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/glenys_passier/32/33963_2.png) [@Glenys\_Passier](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Glenys_Passier)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/3 "2022-05-15T20:56:43Z")
This is so sweet Diane. Love the pose. Composition is nice with the perch entering as it does. I looked at both images above and I can only see the bottom of the “edit” has been sharpened with Topaz at “full size”. However, I can see a difference in the overall light when I look at the images here. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/4 "2022-05-15T21:14:07Z")
Thanks guys! @Glenys_Passier, with this post and another I just did in Landscape, I can only toggle between 2 versions at the first enlargement size. If I go to “full size” I can only see the first version I posted. Not sure if that’s something new of if I just now noticed it. Would be nice to be able to see the full enlargement of both. @David_Kingham, is that fixable – or a new glitch? ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/5 "2022-05-15T21:20:18Z")
I get them both to enlarge, @Diane_Miller - and I’m glad. What a gorgeous bird. We have Baltimores yelling their heads off in the yard today, but they stay too high for me to photograph. So fuzzy and bright. The eye is still visible and that background. Woah. Nothing obvious to improve. Just a gorgeous bird in some beautiful light, making itself more beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/6 "2022-05-15T22:51:19Z")
Thanks, @Kris_Smith! Put out a dish of grape jelly with a nice perch above it! I can enlarge both but can’t toggle back and forth for the enlarged (“full sized”) view. But now I see a message at the top of the screen, “Due to extreme load, this is temporarily being shown to everyone as a logged out user would see it.” Never saw that before… ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/7 "2022-05-16T02:13:34Z")
Hi Diane, sweet pose of a real beauty. I like how the perch works its way through the frame as well. Colors look quite nice. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Kingham](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_kingham/32/10890_2.png) [@David\_Kingham](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Kingham)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/8 "2022-05-16T14:45:01Z")
> [@Diane\_Miller](#): > > Not sure if that’s something new of if I just now noticed it. Would be nice to be able to see the full enlargement of both. @David_Dunn Kingham, is that fixable – or a new glitch? I’m afraid it’s always been this way Diane, you can flip through in the lightbox, but not in full size. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/9 "2022-05-16T15:23:58Z")
Very good, Diane. I do see a bit more feather structure from the Topaz Sharpen. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/10 "2022-05-17T20:51:40Z")
Enjoying the colors and detail. Good pose and background. You’ve really been showing that today’s tele-converters do a great job. Curious if you’ve tried shooting in the 1.6 crop mode? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/11 "2022-05-18T13:55:06Z")
Hi Diane The coloring on the Oriole, is outstanding. I had no lock expanding the second shot and could only expand the first post. By the way I think the second post is the best. Peter ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bullocks-oriole-preening-a-sharpened-copy/28262/12 "2022-05-20T23:48:33Z")
Thanks everyone! @Allen_Brooks, I really haven’t. I dialed it in once and had a quick look but all it really does is give a magnified view, and I’d just as soon crop in LR. I guess in some cases it would give a better look at the subject but I’m probably better off trusting AF. Good reminder though – I should have a closer look at it.