Purple Finch

Image Critiques Avian Critiques
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We had some unexpected snow today that started in mid-morning and came down pretty well until mid-afternoon. It was right on the verge of rain, so we didn’t get any serious accumulation, but it made for some really bright backgrounds. Since we don’t get this very often, I headed out to my blind for a couple of hours. This perch is such that the background is completely out of focus, so it created this uniform white background.

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What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything you note. I’ve been trying to learn luminosity masks and Tony Kuyper’s actions panels, so I used mostly his stuff to do adjustments on this-any feedback as to how they worked would be appreciated. Mostly I raised the brightness of the bird and perch a touch and increased saturation a bit.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

I added canvas left, right and top and took a touch off the bottom. Any comments on the composition?

Any pertinent technical details:

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 468 mm, Gimbal head mounted to blind, f/8, 1/400, iso 2000, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Noise reduction using AI Clear. Taken today at 11:18 am in the snow.

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This looks really cold…I was going to suggest a bit more contrast, but after looking for a bit, I think you achieved a better colder look with the exposure you have.
Nice color on the Finch.

3

Hi Dennis,
I think you did well on the processing and the canvas adds. Composition works for me.

4

Love the thin perch, and the bird is good and sharp. I also thought the bird looked a little washed out until I saw the larger version. I think it is because the BG is so bright. Could it be brought down any? Otherwise, I like the perch a lot–it is a perfect size–but the cut nubs gives away that it is a setup. We haven’t really gotten any snow down here this year, which I think I am happy about!

5

Nice positioning of the bird in the frame. I think the detail and contrast are spot on. I like the high key effect. We didn’t get any snow in my area just thick rain.