Badlands wren

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 20141,600 views5 comments

I photographed this rock wren a couple of weeks ago in Badlands NP. Had a great week touring through the western Dakotas and photographing many wonderful vistas and wildlife. Thanks for looking!

D300s
18-200mm
ISO 200
200mm
1/640 @ f/7.1
HH

Pretty hefty crop.
PP - LR5.5-NIK-PSCC

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 2, 2014 at 10:24 AM

Great monochromatic look at this tiny wren John.
Monitors differ quite a bit.. Looking at this on mine I would suggest a slight curves adjustment to pump up those mid-tones a bit?
Great shot!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 2, 2014 at 12:15 PM

Nice job, John. I love the shades of brown palette in this one. I also like way you caught the wren on top of that lovely rock with a nicely oof bg.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on August 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM

John,
Nice shot. Pretty challenging when the bird color is close to the background. Wonder how it will look if you follow Howard's advice.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 2, 2014 at 7:09 PM

Thanks for the recommendation Howard, I think it does look better bumped up some.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 4, 2014 at 8:34 PM

I like the placement of the bird in the frame John. I agree with Howard about the mid tones needing a it of a boost. I saw the re-post and think it looks better, but I don't think you needed quite that much. I might have tweaked the mid tones a touch less and also added some warmth by adjusting the WB.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments