In my last post, @Terri_Barnett said: “Makes me want to see what’s below him.” Well, this is what’s below him sometimes and illustrates that some birds like to catch the drops from the drip from below and some from above. In this case a Male Purple Finch above and a female of the same species below (and there’s no sexual bias-I have shots of the same thing with two males, they’re just not as good).
ON this drip, the water comes out a hole opening into the split you can see behind the male’s tail and just rolls down the inside and outside of the wood to drop off toward the bottom.
What technical feedback would you like if any?
Anything. I did some cloning over a bright patch in the lower center and another around the female’s head.
What artistic feedback would you like if any?
I struggled some with the composition on this. I have some room all around available, though not much more on the right.
Pertinent technical details or techniques:
Sony a6500, FE200-600 at 289 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick mount, f/8, 1/1250, iso 2000, manual exposure. Processed in LR & S CC. Noise reduction with Neat Image, Plumage enhancement with Topaz Detail 3. Cloning over bright areas as mentioned above. Adjustments to overall exposure, and targeted adjustemnts to the birds. Burned a couple of brighter areas on the perches.