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Gallery: AvianPosted April 18, 201816,480 views10 comments

A Spotted Towhee exercising its calling behavior or following the commands of its dentist...

iso 1600, 200-500 at 500 mm, f7.1, 640th, tripod, -0.3 /ev, fill flash at -0.7, D500, DxO Photo Lab, ACR 10.3, Topaz Adjust, TK sharpening action at 35% ( yes the black plumage looks oversharpened but this doesn't change if no sharpening is applied.)
Overcast at time of exposure.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 18, 2018 at 4:54 PM

Needs to get another dentist—no teeth! sad

Excellent processing on this classic 3/4 turn. The calling pose and the perch are more pluses. No nits, just a question: You said "yes the black plumage looks over-sharpened but this doesn't change if no sharpening is applied." You also said "TK sharpening action at 35%". Seems to me you sharpened it. wink

Actually, it looks very good to my eye!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 18, 2018 at 5:03 PM

Excellent singing pose and details David devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 18, 2018 at 7:21 PM

Phil; regarding the sharpening, this image has TK action at 35%. The default is 50%. The black plumage seems a little over sharp without the addition of the TK action but that probably is related to the texture of the individual feathers and the contrast brought out by the fill flash.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 18, 2018 at 10:50 PM

This is great. Really like seeing the red inside the mouth, which is echoed in the legs and the bark a little.

Max

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Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 19, 2018 at 7:56 AM

Love the pose and expression. The detail and BG look great to me. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on April 20, 2018 at 3:58 PM

David this is great! I agree with Phil perfect 3/4 turn.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 20, 2018 at 10:53 PM

Nice calling pose you managed David. These guys aren't out in the open much. Great job! BTW, I don't think it looks over sharpened.

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

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 22, 2018 at 2:13 PM

Excellent moment captured ! Love the singing pose, and the eye pops out very nicely. Never seen this bird, looks beautiful. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 22, 2018 at 9:59 PM

Excellent, David. Great calling pose and beautiful detail.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 25, 2018 at 2:43 PM

I'm getting caught up David. This is a really sweet capture of this Towhee. Fantastic detail and I don't think it looks over sharpened at all.

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