Nikon D500 and Nikon 200-400. ISO 400 F7.1 1/2000. No crop. Processing in LR and PS. Also Topaz Detail for a slight boost of plumage details. I liked the pose and the side lighting of this colorful male.
Comments and critiques appreciated. Always learning.
Really lovely detail in the head and neck, Andrew. You handled the blacks exceptionally well. My only nit is that I think if you’d stopped down a bit you might have gotten the detail in those intricate back patterns as sharp as the head. They’re not really out of focus, but they’re not super sharp either, and I think you could have gotten there. I like the pose and lighting as well.
A very well done image.
Nice job on the exposure and good eye contact. Well done.
Great subject. I love that red eye, and the light is very nice. I’d personally prefer a lower shooting angle, which, in my view, provides for a more intimate photograph. I also think the bird’s details could be better brought out. It looks to me like the RAW file is likely very sharp, but as presented, I think the detail could be better. I’m not sure what your post-processing procedure is, but I don’t sharpen until I resize the photo. After I resize, I select only the bird and sharpen it (all in Photoshop). I think doing so here would greatly improve the image.
