Painted Bunting & Repost

Love the natural setting and all that lush green Charles.
The off-center comp works fine IMO. Great details and exposure with a nice pose/view of the bird..
I especially like the single seed seen in its mouth, And No feeder action here
Well done & have a nice weekend!

I like how you caught her in habitat - lots of grass but without anything to obscuring her. That can be quite hard to do at times. She looks virtually camoflauged. Detail is good, but not super sharp. Perhaps a drop in the f-stop to gain some shutter speed?

Hi Chuck,

Really lovely to see a Painted Bunting in natural habitat. Hope you had a great time shooting in New Orleans. I really like the pose of the bird, that one seed in the bill and the great pose. To my eye the greens appear slighty over saturated and I would try to bring that down some and try a smidge more sharpening on the bird. We most often see the male of this species posted here and I'm glad you posted this female, she is a beauty even though she is more subdued than the males.

I dropped the saturation down a bit and tweaked the sharpening just a tad, does this show any better?

Nice shot Chuck, love the feeding pose. To my eye the original colors are about right and in the repost the bird looks too dull. The shot looks a touch soft, possibly from handholding at the fairly slow shutter speed. With that camera I would definetly shoot this at a higher iso to get a faster shutter speed. Nice job with the exposure, dof and fill flash.

Chuck,

The greens on the repost do look more natural to my eye and the bit of extra sharpening helped the bird to stand out more from the background.

Chuck, I enjoy this nice pose and the grassy setting you caught her in. Very nice timing to get the seed in the bill to show so clearly. I much prefer your repost for the less saturated greens. A very pleasant image.