Snow Bunting

What a great photo. I love the bit of ice on his beak. Just a bit of halo around his head.

Wish one would show at my feeders! Nice detail here with good exposure and colors. I see the halo, too, otherwise a nice capture! Sharon

Dan,

Love the snow on the beak and the "happy" look on this bunting. I too see the small halo around the head.

- Luke

Thanks for the comments. I can not see the halo. Maybe because my monitor is not calibrated?

Really nice detail here Dan and i like the upright posture

cheers
Rob

Great detail Dan,especially the larger version. I love these birds and this is a great shot of this species. Your exposure looks good and the sharpness is right on IMO. Halo already mentioned. Overall, very nice

What a neat little bird. Nice colors and details, especially for shooting through a window! The halo isn't too distracting and I only saw it because it was pointed out. Well done.

I really love the snow on the bill. Really nice fine feather details. Good exposure on the snow.

Dan,

I absolutely love that you got this image with snow on the bird's bill. Some folks take to cleaning things up like that but I really appreciate seeing the snow and it connects me more with the bunting having it there.

Love the alert looking pose, the light in the eye and the snowy setting.

I see the halo too. I'd work on that and then print this!

Well done Dan

The snow on the beak is great as well as on his feet. I think the detail is great as well

I really like the ice on the beak that's the element that makes this photo for me. It looks nice and crisp for through the window as well.

A great yard bird, and a very nice image.

The slight halo is likely from sharpening, and I doubt if your monitor calibration has anything to do with you not being able to see it. A good way to avoid this problem is to de selective sharpening by first making a good selection of just he bird, with a soft edge to the selection. I always use the Quick Select tool in CS 3 to get started on my selection, and I do this on a duplicate layer so I adjust it afterwards with a mask and with the opacity slider for the layer.

I like the feather detail on this one. Nice job, Dan

Really a nice image Dan, amazing that you got this IQ shooting through glass. Pose and plumage detail are really good and I love that snow on the top of the bill. I too see the halo and for me they are an issue for web presentation, just like any other presentation - and especially for critique. That said, this one should be an easy fix with selective sharpening - just as Rich suggested.

I've only seen this species once. No, I don't have an image - keeper or not. I'd love to have this in my files.

Very nice detail when you look at the larger version, excellent job on getting this, way to go.