# Hutton's Vireo and repost **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [September 28, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392 "2024-09-28T15:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392/1 "2024-09-28T15:14:45Z")
![Hutton's Vireo-NPN2](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/b/4b679bd144d04d5cca2383339ca8f32acc6a7b14.jpeg) ![Hutton's Vireo-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/e/2ea1351352333c254cc4cc8fdda4a5cd6a82cf95.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Photographing these small birds that flit around and rarely give you more than a second or two, it’s hard to think about composition, etc. So I was pleasantly surprised at the background showing off the fall colors of some distant trees. ### Specific Feedback Any thoughts appreciated. ### Technical Details Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 420 mm; 1/1000 at f8, +2/3 EV, ISO 5000 * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392/2 "2024-09-28T17:03:23Z")
Very nice pose and detail and lovely BG!! I wouldn’t mind seeing more at the bottom of the frame. But something is giving you a cutout look, seen most clearly in the fine feathers just ahead of the rump and just above the L foot. That can come from pushing colors too far as well as more usual masking issues. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392/4 "2024-09-29T01:19:47Z")
Hi Allen. Beautiful pose from the bird and a gorgeous background. I see the issues mentioned above and it looks like you selected the bird and increased the brightness of it a fair amount. I don’t know if you use masks or layers for that. In either case, you should be able to go back and modify either the separate layer or the mask to get rid of that look. The only thing that really bothers me about the image is the mass of out of focus lichen in the lower left and I don’t know what you can do about that. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392/5 "2024-09-29T04:37:53Z")
Thanks for your input, @Diane_Miller , @Sandy_Richards-Brown , and @Dennis_Plank . I’ve reposted the image. I cropped to take in Dennis’s thoughts on the lichen. The only processing on the vireo was to decrease the shadows in LR and in PS, besides the crop, I removed two branches on the left. And the raw file went through DxO for NR. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392/6 "2024-09-29T11:32:22Z")
Beautiful work on this image, Allen. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_williams/32/65698_2.png) [@Ed\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Williams)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/huttons-vireo-and-repost/43392/8 "2024-09-29T18:46:07Z")
Wow, gorgeous BG Allen. Nice job on the recrop.