2 Wet Pine Siskins

Gallery: AvianPosted December 3, 2017291 views4 comments

This was taken in the driving rainstorm and I chose to edit out the raindrops. The birds were quite wet and they seem to be sharing their misery. This was a difficult exposure because of the predominant magenta overtones as a result of the moisture in the atmosphere and in the background Japanese Maples.

Iso-5000, 600 mm, F9, 250th, D850, 0 EV, Fill flash at -0.3 tripod, D850 full frame, DxO optics lab, ACR 10, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 50%

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4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 3, 2017 at 1:53 PM

A really nice composition, David. To my eye, the lichen looks just a touch over flashed compared with the dark bg. Excellent job on the processing to remove the rain.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 3, 2017 at 2:35 PM

Nice composition for two subjects. Nice overall image quality especially for that high ISO. I'd like to see the green lichen on the branch a bit darker so it retains more texture/detail. I'd also like to see what it looked like before you removes the rain.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 4, 2017 at 2:33 PM

Nice composition with the birds facing each other. I agree with darkening the lichen. I wonder how this would look with the rain?

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 4, 2017 at 4:03 PM

I like the composition as posted David. The lichen, while bright, isn't too hot as far as I can see. Nice job in difficult conditions for sure.

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