Marsh Wren 2

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 2012144 views9 comments

Here is another pose of the same wren I posted recently. In this one I gave it a tighter crop and (I think) was able to reduce the noise to an acceptable level. I would appreciate feedback on that. Also, is it oversharpened?

D300, 300F4, 1.4TC. F9, 1/1250, ISO 400

Any comments or criticism are highly valued.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Wonderful, Jim. You really had a great session with this guy. It doesn't look oversharpened to me, though I think I'm seeing a touch of noise in the breast, which seems odd for your shooting parameters.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 26, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Looks great to me, Jim. Great pose with it singing or calling and with jaunty attitude of the tail. Nice crop/comp, too.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 27, 2012 at 4:20 AM

Cool singing pose Jim. It does seem a little noisy to me too, in the shadow areas. But it's still a fine keeper, Sweet Photo!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on April 27, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Such a great setting and singing pose. The image is screaming for some fill flash IMO.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on April 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM

i like the composition and I have to agree with Alan about the fill-flash. What's annoying me is the not sharpened parts of the stick where the Wren stands; I mean only the central part is as sharp as the birds, while the ends of it are blurred. I do see some noise in the breast especially in the larger version.
Cheers, Luca

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 27, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Very nice to me too Jim, a great pose complete with jaunty tail, nice composition. It's a bit noisy in the shadows but not distractingly so.

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 27, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Very nice image Jim.
May

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on April 27, 2012 at 6:05 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone. I was so concerned about noise in the background, I neglected the shadow parts of the bird, where noise is visible. I also agree about the fill flash - would have been a big help. And yes, the perch stick. I am just getting started with selective sharpening. Guess I should have sharpened (and not applied a lot of noise reduction) on the entire stick. But I am getting there, thanks to all of you!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 28, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Nice one Jim - like the detail and calling pose. Reeds in the background add depth

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