# Male Western Bluebird

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [December 2, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482 "2018-12-02T01:23:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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:** [December 2, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482/1 "2018-12-02T01:23:10Z")

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Another from yesterday morning. This is on one of our native oaks and they’re pretty messy so there was a fair amount of cloning to get rid of straggly twigs.

 ![20181130-_7D20091Yardbirds-Editlarge%20npn](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/3/3473d3200fd8cad42ed37f919e24e7f8d971406c.jpeg)

### What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything you notice.

### What artistic feedback would you like if any?

I was having difficulty with the composition on this one. Any input would be appreciated.

### Any pertinent technical details:

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1000, iso 800, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to an 8.6 MP 6x7 vertical. Taken at 9:45 am yesterday.

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Kearl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dan_kearl/32/6715_2.png) [@Dan\_Kearl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dan_Kearl)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482/2 "2018-12-02T01:31:41Z")

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Very nice Dennis, the light and Bg are nice, the dangling leave add perch interest.  
I see a couple minor cloning artifacts, easy to fix.  
We don’t get these in my urban area, I envy you.

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**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:** [December 2, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482/3 "2018-12-02T01:38:02Z")

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Thanks, Dan. Don’t know how I missed those. I’ll have to go back and clean them up. We do get quite a few different species on our little piece of prairie, but we do miss some of the woodland birds.

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**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:** [December 2, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482/4 "2018-12-02T01:51:25Z")

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Here’s a repost that hopefully caught the most egregious of the processing artifacts.

 ![20181130-_7D20091Yardbirds-Edit-Editlarge%20npn](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/d/d16c6b1e9084680a3899998e956f0206c2a4d45d.jpeg)

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**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:** [December 2, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482/5 "2018-12-02T12:33:44Z")

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I think you did a good job on the comp. I like the perch pointing to the right corner and position of the bird. Nice and sharp with great bg. Y’all have good eyes. I didn’t notice the cloning artifacts.

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**Author:** ![Hans\_Overduin](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/hans_overduin/32/406_2.png) [@Hans\_Overduin](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Hans_Overduin)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/2482/6 "2018-12-03T18:46:36Z")

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Hello, Dennis - wonderful bird against a pleasant background - you did a great job on that ! Cheers, Hans