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Description
Tough processing this one. Afternoon sun coming in from the right and the bird somewhat shaded in the Juniper tree. The yellow background is Aspens.
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Any thoughts appreciated.
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Canon R5; 100-500 at 500 mm; 1/10000 at f7.1; ISO 2500
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That is a tough exposure, Allen. I think I’d back off on the overall exposure quite a bit and then bring the bird back up, if needed. The juniper berries and sunlit side of the leaves are looking a bit blown out to my eye.
A very cool bird in a great setting.
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Hi Allen,
Love the placement of the bird in the tree and berries. Agree with bringing the exposure down. Part of the bird’s throat looks blown to me. Lovely image overall.
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Love the composition of this one. Having some foliage both in front of and behind really adds some depth. It does appear to be a little over exposed as others have said. You could likely just slide the exposure to the left, but maybe a slight vignette would help some too. I like the glowy aspen color in the back!
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Hi Allen
You are definitely getting ready for the Holiday cards. Very cool.
Peter
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I too really like the capture although I would look at bringing down the highlights a bit and popping the blue some. Neato photo!
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This is such a great capture. The foliage provides a natural vignette for the image and provides some gorgeous color. The yellow aspens really set of the blue of the Jay. Yep, It’s a little bit blown out. Easy to fix though. I hope you don’t mind but I brought it into LR for a quick edit. Brought the total exposure down 1.3 stops and then brought the jay back up selectively.
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Thanks, David. I like the look.
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Nice job on this one .
I think I would go for an exposure that’s halfway between what you shot and what David Haynes recommended. His is a little dark to me. Blown or almost blown whites in the neck are a little distracting. But I like the setting very much.
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