Friendly Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 3, 2016278 views10 comments

This Finch shot lead to a crossroads in post processing that I need some input on, I'm leaning towards the original post with a darker background but others have indicated that the following re-post is the way to go. I would appreciate your thoughts.

File name   RAMY_8914_CF63
Camera Model   Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time   5/1/2015 2:38:40 PM
Author   Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice   CopyRight Rock Art, Ltd All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode   Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)   1/250
Av(Aperture Value)   13
Metering Mode   Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation   -1 1/3
ISO Speed   400
Lens   EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focal Length   400.0mm
E-TTL II flash metering   Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation   -1 2/3
Tripod / Shot from Blind

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 3, 2016 at 10:47 AM

2nd Version
Note: The system says you can post a 1MB image here but is still only allowing a 500kb image.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on January 3, 2016 at 11:18 AM

Mike,

as usual it will be a matter of personal taste. I am fine with both version altough the second one appears to be a bit more vivid.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 3, 2016 at 11:21 AM

Hello Mike, I can only echo what Carl-Uwe has written... Although I normally tend to like images a little darker, I guess in this particular case the repost seems to work (even) better.. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 3, 2016 at 11:31 AM

Nice job with the fill flash here Mike, I am on my laptop so judging between the 2 is difficult. I like the bg a lot in this but I'm not as fond of the cut off perch so it it's a feeder shot I would try to find a perch that's not cut off like this. devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 3, 2016 at 12:08 PM

What Caye-Uwe said: it's a matter of taste. Nice shot either way.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 3, 2016 at 12:11 PM

I prefer the second less saturated and lighter version.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 3, 2016 at 12:46 PM

Hi MIke, I also prefer the second image. Nate makes a realy good point on choosing a perch.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 3, 2016 at 12:48 PM

I like the lighter version. It looks more natural to me. cool

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 3, 2016 at 4:02 PM

To me, it depends on the mood you're trying to convey, Mike. The darker/more saturated version has a darker mood for me and doesn't seem to fit the "friendly" description in the title, but I could see it working very well with a different title or in a particular application. The lighter version is more "friendly" and you might even be able to lighten it a bit more.

devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 4, 2016 at 10:31 PM

Mike, I am leaning toward the first post but both are really sweet images. Like others have said, it is very subjective. Well done! devil

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