# Female Evening Grosbeak **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967 "2020-05-18T02:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**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 18, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/1 "2020-05-18T02:56:44Z")
We’ve had a pair of Evening Grosbeaks breeding somewhere around here the last two or three years (at least I see them and the juvies at my baths later in the summer). We had a pair show up at our backyard feeders a couple of days ago, and I saw a small flock today, though most don’t seem to have hung around. However, we had a pair who did. This is the female in backlit in pretty harsh light. ![-20200517-_SNY1494-Evening Grosbeak-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/9/39b66b2e1d2ce9b4db7a94d94692739d37fc6c04.jpeg) ### What technical feedback would you like if any? Anything. I did some burning of brighter areas and a touch of dodging on the face. Other than that, just normal processing. ### What artistic feedback would you like if any? Anything. ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: Sony a6500, FE 200-600 @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1250, iso 800, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 4352x2936 pixels. ###### If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/2 "2020-05-18T14:25:07Z")
A nice head on view of a Grosbeak. I really like the fanned out tail and the character perch. The bg highlights are a real nuisance sometimes but this looks fine. The bg is an interesting color. If mine I might have had a look at a bit more burning just in front of eye, just a bit to see if it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Adhika\_Lie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/adhika_lie/32/15928_2.png) [@Adhika\_Lie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Adhika_Lie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/3 "2020-05-19T02:55:16Z")
Dennis, That’s a gorgeous perch and a gorgeous pose. The fan out tail is particularly attractive. It doesn’t look harsh at all. I think it actually creates a nice effect on the tail. Finally, I think the specular highlights in the BG are quite interesting as they seem to create some sort of vignette around the bird. ---
**Author:** ![Terri\_Barnett](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terri_barnett/32/2299_2.png) [@Terri\_Barnett](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Terri_Barnett)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/4 "2020-05-19T11:44:17Z")
I will echo what the others have said. Great pose and backlit tail. I like the way the highlights seem to frame him. I might have cropped just a tad more to eliminate the brightest areas on the upper left and the one brighter sliver on the lower right but it’s not a deal breaker. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_OHealy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/patrick_ohealy/32/6244_2.png) [@Patrick\_OHealy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Patrick_OHealy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/5 "2020-05-19T15:14:37Z")
> [@Dennis\_Plank](#): > > …ocessing.What artistic feedback would you like if any?Anything.Pertinent technical details or techniques:Sony a6500, FE 200-600 @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1250, iso 800, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 4352x2936 pixels.If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. Good catch Dennis. You made the most of this despite the backlight challenge. ---
**Author:** ![Lyle\_Gruby](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Lyle\_Gruby](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lyle_Gruby)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/6 "2020-05-19T15:58:12Z")
Gotta love grosbeaks. Your backyard sounds like an aviary of some sort! I think you handled the back light really well. The fanned tail makes the shot for me. Everything looks good except that I think you have a greenish-yellow color cast. What do you think of the below? ![-20200517-_SNY1494-Evening Grosbeak-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/e/de73d7ea48fe068d1412f38ea0eb3a9d0edb2070.jpeg) ---
**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 19, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/7 "2020-05-19T18:07:06Z")
Thanks, @Lyle_Gruby. There may have been a bit of a color cast. It’s hard to say, given how green the world around here is right now. The background in this shot is a row of Douglas Firs about 100 yards away and they’re putting out a light yellow green new growth as well as all the green reflected from the ground. ---
**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 19, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/female-evening-grosbeak/13967/8 "2020-05-19T18:24:45Z")
Nice to have the grosbeak posed like this. Good detail and an attractive perch. I could see trying to remove the highlights on the left upper corner, though the ones on the right seem to frame the bird.