# Hooded Grosbeak **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [April 5, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388 "2019-04-05T14:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388/1 "2019-04-05T14:32:57Z")
### What technical feedback would you like if any? Any ### What artistic feedback would you like if any? Any ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: I always look forward to these guys showing up in the neighborhood. Not only are they fine looking but they are my favorite whistlers locally here. I thought about desaturating the yellows in the background some but I kinda like the circus atmosphere it gives. Warm bird, warm BG. What say you? D500, 1/2500th, f/7.1, ISO 6400, 500mm, cropped to 3450 x 2754, hand held, AI Clear ![Grosbeakt](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/7/78916fbe4d2bbac718fc3b9ca57abe63fb9943c7.jpeg) ###### 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. ##### **_You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques._** ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388/2 "2019-04-05T16:17:06Z")
Very nice capture here, Dave. I like the cleanliness in the image. I think you have done well composing this image. I belong to the camp that will desaturate the BG a little bit to make the bird pops but if you want to keep the yellow in the BG, I will definitely recommend at least desaturating the blue. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388/3 "2019-04-05T17:42:41Z")
Good job on the perch, pose, and color. I agree with Adhika regarding the background saturation as it competes with the bird for attention. You could individually decrease the saturation with the HSL panel quite easily. This does appear to be a slightly large crop which results in some image quality degradation noted in the larger image… ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Chappell](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/nate_chappell/32/464_2.png) [@Nate\_Chappell](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Nate_Chappell)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388/4 "2019-04-05T22:06:07Z")
Nice composition and eye contact Dave, I agree with the other comments regarding saturation. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388/5 "2019-04-06T01:51:19Z")
The greens immediately around the Black-headed Grosbeak don’t bother me, Dave, but the brighter ones and white patch along the left side of the frame seem a bit too much and tend to pull my eye. The detail int he plumage seems a bit scant, as if your AF caught that lovely perch instead of the lovely bird. Great pose. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hooded-grosbeak/5388/6 "2019-04-06T22:41:44Z")
Really like the perch. Bird looks pretty good, but I think shooting at ISO 6400 caught up with you here. I would have cranked that ISO and shutter speed way down. BG is too intense for me. I’d decrease the exposure and saturation of the entire BG.