In this case the stick is Garry Oak, the only native oak we have in western Washington. I’m not sure if this bird is partially leucistic or if the white around the eye is from another cause. Interestingly, it’s the same on both sides of its face.
7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1000, iso 1600, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. I pulled down the exposure and highlights slightly in LR, the rest of the processing was in PS. A slight crop and cloning over an orphaned leaf lobe. The major processing was trying to tone down the leaf that has the bottom turned toward us partially covering the tail of the bird, which was quite bright and distracting. I’m not sure if it looks realistic or not, so I’d be interested in opinions. Taken October 26th at 5:23 pm in our back yard.
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I like the brightness in this image. Good contrast and color on the background; blue sky works here compared to the many images where it just doesn’t. I am enjoying the shapes of the oak leaves.
Hi Dennis
I think you did a good job with the exposure, feather detail and the black & whites. The eye contact is vary nice. I think you could a little color back into the leaf covering the bird’s tail. Nice work.
Peter
