Blackcap and Repost

Taken earlier in the year. The white specks in the picture are willow seeds.

Yet another bird I didn't recognise. Thank goodness there are books to refer to.

All C&C welcome.

Nikon D300 with Nikon 80-400/F4-5.6 @ 400mm/F7.1. 1/500 sec, ISO 400, EV -0.67

Better shot of a female blackcap than anything I have managed, Mike. It would be nice of the head were slightly more toward you, but not much you can do about that if the bird won't oblige. I do find some of those white blobs (willowherb seed?) very distracting, especially the more oof ones. It might be worth thinking about cloning them out.

David

Lovely image of the rarely seen female Mike, very nice

You needed some water movement to keep the Willowherb seeds out of the frame, with a slight head turn towards the camera. Still a very nice shot, which I would have been pleased to have taken.

Hi Mike,


lovely shot shame about the head turn

Its still a very good shot and would be well worth the effort of removing some of the distracting white spots

Nits covered but a nice pool shot Mike. Stuff blowing around in the water can be a real pain at times and can ruin a long wait !
Cheers
JohnR

A head turn to get a catchlight would have been ideal but still a nice shot of a hard to get beastie.

Simon

Another shot taken at the same time.

I didn't use this as it appears to me to be oversharpened, and in fact I haven't sharpened it at all.

Is there a way to soften pictures like this?

It does not look over-sharpened to me, and I much prefer this second shot.

David

MIke
In paintshop Pro I use edge preserving smooth - a useful tool.
Cheers
JohnR

The second shot is a beaut Mike

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