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Male Chaffinch

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 7, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Male Chaffinch
Hi to all,
Male Chaffinch , taken at Allerthorpe Common this morning , went for the Adders and came back with a Chaffinch :wink:

Slight crop , Levels , H/l and Shadows and Usm (150,0.2,0 x3) in CS2
Canon 20D , 500mm F4 L IS , 1.4t/c , WHv2 , Gitzo 1325
1/400th @ F8

All comments and advice most welcome

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Jim Greenfield on March 7, 2007 at 2:55 PM
Beautiful pose and perfect colours. I wondered if a touch less USM would be beneficial - is there a bit of a halo along the back?.....or is it just me?
Was thinking of going to Allerthorpe tomorrow but don't think I will now as you drew a blank.
Posted by Graeme Lee on March 7, 2007 at 4:51 PM
Yes it is a nice pose and colours look good. Whites are a bit blown, but that maybe processing. Looks like the focal plane is slightly in front of the subject? Maybe a bit of selective USM would help? :toast:

Graeme
Posted by Paul Hillion on March 7, 2007 at 5:49 PM
Lovely pose and colours. BUT, appears to me to have been over processed? probably a bit too much of the shadow tool as I can see a halo around the branch & the Chaffinch.
Posted by John Swift on March 8, 2007 at 4:51 AM
Looks a little odd to me too, and not quite as sharp as you would expect with your lens. However, composition is nice and the background colours work well.

Regards

JohnS