I liked this for the springtime feel. This guy should be heading north in another week or so.
Canon 7DII; Sigma 150-600 at 600 mm; 1/1000 at f7.1; ISO 250
Very spring-y with a lovely setting! A nice pose but he’s a little flat from being in the shade. I did a little “fill flash” with some contouring. I also cloned out the bit of a branch at the bottom.
Thanks, @Diane_Miller . Yeah, probably better without the branch. I like what you did to give the image more pop. What’s fill flash?
Allen, you caught this bird in perfect position, framed between those two branches bedecked with Spring flowers. I like Diane’s touches to it also.
My digital version of fill flash is described here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mNzzEvYVPua4J-bcpavj8nvABaqf3yNK/view
There are other related tutorials on my web site:
Diane’s edits offer a nice improvement to the overall comp. Fill flash is similar to Photoshops Shadows and Highlights and when used prudently produces an effect similar to fill flash. I like how the branch frames in the sparrow. Well done…Jim
Outstanding high key image with nice detail, pose, color. I really like this one. It does have a painterly feel to it. The color contrast between the bird and flowers really makes this work well.
