Barn Swallow/redo

Gallery: AvianPosted July 25, 2017276 views9 comments

This is a parent of the fledglings in a previous post, at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.
6/11/2017, 9:34:04 AM
Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III @560mm
f/8, 1/1000, ISO 400
Imported into LR, initially processed in Adobe Raw, further processed in CC PS 2017, full frame.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 25, 2017 at 11:50 AM

Nice sharpness and exposure. Good background. The larger version is very nice. I'd crop this to make it about the swallow and perch with less background.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 25, 2017 at 12:47 PM

He is beautiful, Barbara. They have been annoying to us this year by roosting on the ledge on our porch, and making a mess! But, I still say he is cute. I agree with Richard. That would also remove the 2 spots that I find distracting at the bottom of the image maybe. Over all, an excellent shot. He looks like he is posing for you.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 25, 2017 at 7:19 PM

It looks very crisp and you have a great palette in this one, Barbara. I would suggest a significant crop just to accent the swallow.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 25, 2017 at 7:51 PM

Thank you, Rich, Shirley and Dennis. Shirley, I don't know why I didn't even see those two spots. The crop took care of one and I cloned the other. If anyone thinks this is too much of a crop, please let me know.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 26, 2017 at 6:03 AM

Repost better.
Grand little chap.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 26, 2017 at 10:39 AM

Oh, I love the repost, Barbara! That is why I mentioned the spots, I wasn't sure the crop would take care of it. I can look and look at my photos, and totally miss something like that. I think we convince ourselves that everything is good, maybe because we are thrilled with the capture of the subject. He is a beauty!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 26, 2017 at 12:52 PM

Nicer with the crop. Although I don't think you needed to go quite thast far. I'd probably keep the entire perch from the original post (with the two spots edited out), and put the swallow higher in the resulting cropped frame.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 26, 2017 at 2:25 PM

The crop is much nicer, Barbara. I like Richard's suggestion as well, but it's pretty much a toss-up.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 28, 2017 at 2:53 PM

Stands out well against the background. Good color and detail. I think you could do a tighter crop As you did it the repost.

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