Lighting
Whatever you feel appropriate.
(If backgrounds have been removed, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn)
Changed vibrance slightly.
Pleasant over the back image of what appears to be a Mexican Jay. Nice body position and head turn although another few degrees to the left would be even better. I find the crop a little tight as the tail feathers extend extremely close to the right side of the image.
A good first post.
In the future, please include information about iso, lens, f-stop, shutter speed and any other pertinent information you would find help in critiquing the image.
Nice first post. Keep them coming! Nice pose. Agree with a bit more space on the right. Maybe see if you can clone out the whiteness above the bird-tends to draw the eye.
Welcome to NPN and the Avian forum, Barbara. This is a nice introductory image. I like all the jays. Detail in the bird’s plumage looks pretty good and I like the perch. If you could give us some details of the gear and settings you used, it would be easier to provide constructive criticism. For example, a little more room for the bird would be nice in this image,but if you were using a fixed focus lens you wouldn’t have much choice about the matter-stepping back a couple of paces usually means missing the shot, whereas if you were using a zoom, backing off on that would be relatively simple and probably wouldn’t result in a missed shot. Or you may just have cropped this tightly from a looser original, in which case, I’d suggest a bit more room on both sides, if you have it. If you have the software available and don’t object to some cloning, I agree with Allen that the white patch immediately above the head is a bit distracting.
Again, welcome, and I look forward to seeing much more of your work and your comments on others’ work.
Thank you all for your feedback. I used my 18-300mm lens. Setting f/8,1/400, IS0 320.
So appreciate of the feedback. I am fairly new to digital photography and new to this website, (still figuring out navigation)
Barbara, you have received a lot of good feedback. I might just add that a bit more contrast to the bird itself would make it stand out from the background a bit more. sometimes Dehaze in Lightroom helps if you have this option.
First of all, welcome to NPN, Barbara. A very nice first post. It looks like you have received some very good advice. I am looking forward to seeing more of your images. I hope you enjoy this site as much as I have.
