Saw this little guy hopping around the rocks. Hung out long enough for me to get my camera out. Very active little gut. I just liked the environment with all the rocks. Just basic adjustments in LR.
Cannon 7D Markll, Tamron 18-270, ISO 1600, 1/800, f/10, 270mm
LR and PSCC
any feed back is appreciated.
I, too, like the elements that surround this little bird. The comp is good and nice that he is in front of a relatively clear area of the bg. There is loss of detail on the bird so I’m wondering how much of a crop you did. But it’s an overall pleasing photo.
Hi, Charlie - welcome! Glad you’ve joined -
Really nice pose from this little fellow, and bright eye (always important). When viewed enlarged, the bird seems soft and “plastic”, so I’m wondering if it was a larger crop than your available pixels can handle. Too much noise-control might do this too.
To emphasize the bird, it would be good to darken both rocks and the grasses behind - all are a little bright and draw the eye from the bird.
Nice catch - and l’m looking forward to more of your images !
Sandy
Hi Charlie. I have the same kind of observations as Terri and Sandy. A very nice pose and environment, but the grasses in particular draw the eye away from the bird. I’ve seen the odd look of the larger image caused by a combination of noise reduction and sharpening. Another possibility is if you saved your image in-camera as a jpeg instead of a RAW file. That can really limit the amount of adjustment available in processing.
Keep them coming, because I do like the pose and setting and it looks as if the bird were sharp.