Looks a like you've gone a bit overboard on trying to et detail in the shadow areas, the colours are starting to look a bit washed out.
Tricky lighting to expose for, what with a dark subject and a very bright bg; maybe fill flash would be the answer here.
Johns the expert on Pheasants, so I concede to his comment on the colours..., it is a nice alert pose, but I am not convinced on the comp.... perhaps take a page out of Tom W's book and try a more pano format? my main problem is the bright highlights in the bg which draw ones attention away from the main subject, perhaps tone them down...
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Stats - D2X, 200-400 VR + 1.4 TC. 1/100 @ f5.6 ISO 400
Roy.
Tricky lighting to expose for, what with a dark subject and a very bright bg; maybe fill flash would be the answer here.
Cheers,
John
Johns the expert on Pheasants, so I concede to his comment on the colours..., it is a nice alert pose, but I am not convinced on the comp.... perhaps take a page out of Tom W's book and try a more pano format? my main problem is the bright highlights in the bg which draw ones attention away from the main subject, perhaps tone them down...
All the best