A common bird here in Oklahoma, but this must have been an exceptionally good breeding year for them because I have a lot of them in my yard!
Any. I did select the bird and brighten him a bit, as the photo was taken in fairly heavy shade.
Canon 60D, Canon 70-300 IS USM Zoom, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec., ISO 1000. Processed in ACR and PSE 2020 for exposure and cropping. Topaz DeNoise
Hi @terryb - I like the position of the bird and the perch curve and position work nicely.
You mentioned that you brightened up the bird. I still think it is too dark. The bright green area on the right is a real eye grabber that detracts.
Here’s a version with a brighter bird, quick hack to remove the bright green and remove more noise from the overall background.
Thanks @Keith_Bauer. The rework looks good - particularly that area on the right.
I was going to suggest removing that bright area on the right, Terry, but Keith got there first. I don’t know how good PSE is at that, but it would certainly be worth a try.
