Posted by Nick Mckeown on November 22, 2012 at 3:59 AM
D7000 500mm f4 ISO 320 1/160s at f8 tripod
New feeding area in the garden to attract a song thrush that has started visiting. The Dunnock spent all day hopping all around my log and then finally decided to pay it a visit when it was a little quieter.
Many thanks for your comments on my seal image and thanks to Steve K for his advice. Greatly appreciated.
Nick.
Posted by David Sewell on November 22, 2012 at 4:31 AM
I often think dunnocks are under-rated, but you have given it star treatment here. I like the angle, the background and the pose. Possibly slightly less of the stump would be better as the bird is a little high in the frame in my opinion, but no big deal.
David
Posted by John Robinson on November 22, 2012 at 5:36 AM
I think David's covered it.They are much underrated birds.
JR
Ps Forgot to mention- I would drop the whole saturation about -8 (in Paint shop pro anyway -there will be an equivalent in PS)
Posted by Bob Johnson on November 22, 2012 at 8:14 AM
Very smart and I agree with all that David has said
Bob
Posted by Barry Southon on November 22, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Nick
A sparkling image. David is spot on with his observation.
Hi Nick, well you have the sharpness, detail/clarity and definition no denying and I like the posture.
You could lose a little of the stump, but I like the small fern creeping in bottom RH corner as it adds a bit of interest, so personally a difficult call. As for the colours I do find the BKG & subsequent green foliage a tad on the vivid/bright side, see the highlights in the grass very right on the stump. Therefore, with my 'shades' on, I would look to toning them down and even dropping the exposure/saturation (yellow primary) a little, so things are a bit more subtle. Avoiding the Dunnock, then adjusting the yellow/black in the yellow Selective colour channel for this perhaps. A lot of adjustments can be made say in ACR or LR with minimal adjustments then in PS.
TFS
Steve
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 22, 2012 at 11:19 AM
A splendid shot Nick, really superb; perhaps just a little of the stump.
Posted by Phil Ellard on November 22, 2012 at 2:27 PM
I would take about half off the stump but i guess its personal, the rest looks cracking
Posted by Nick Mckeown on November 22, 2012 at 5:58 PM
Hows this folks?
Nick.
Posted by John Robinson on November 22, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Yep!
What did you do ??????? I need it in detail
JR
Posted by keith mitchell on November 23, 2012 at 3:30 AM
Nick the second one really is an improvement on what i thought looked like fine on the first one,was it Steves advice?Very nice indeed.
Keith.
Posted by Paul Whippey on November 23, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Superb Nick. These are wonderful little birds. The second image is a big improvement, saturation looks fine now.
Hi Nick, certain it is going in the right direction and is a vast improvement from the OP, personally I still feel you can selectively drop the yellow, but all personal taste. Well don't to revisit & RP.
Discussion
12 repliesNew feeding area in the garden to attract a song thrush that has started visiting. The Dunnock spent all day hopping all around my log and then finally decided to pay it a visit when it was a little quieter.
Many thanks for your comments on my seal image and thanks to Steve K for his advice. Greatly appreciated.
Nick.
David
JR
Ps Forgot to mention- I would drop the whole saturation about -8 (in Paint shop pro anyway -there will be an equivalent in PS)
Bob
A sparkling image. David is spot on with his observation.
You could lose a little of the stump, but I like the small fern creeping in bottom RH corner as it adds a bit of interest, so personally a difficult call. As for the colours I do find the BKG & subsequent green foliage a tad on the vivid/bright side, see the highlights in the grass very right on the stump. Therefore, with my 'shades' on, I would look to toning them down and even dropping the exposure/saturation (yellow primary) a little, so things are a bit more subtle. Avoiding the Dunnock, then adjusting the yellow/black in the yellow Selective colour channel for this perhaps. A lot of adjustments can be made say in ACR or LR with minimal adjustments then in PS.
TFS
Steve
Nick.
What did you do ???????
JR
Keith.