Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2014126 views7 comments
This is from my backyard near my feeders last May. This is a very large crop.
Canon 60D, 100-400 IS lens@400mm, f7.1, 1/640 sec., ISO 640.
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7 comments
Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 2, 2014 at 7:57 PM
Handsome devil, Barb. Nice comp with really good detail of his feathers, considering the large crop . Excellent BG, too. I'd experiment with a reduction of exposure as most of the image looks over exposed and probably would look better if a little subdued. My personal preference but certainly up to you. Nice no matter what.
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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 2, 2014 at 8:21 PM
Thank you for your comments, Peter. Is this what you had in mind when you suggested a reduction in exposure?
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Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 2, 2014 at 11:00 PM
Yeah, that looks pretty good to me. Still a good lookin' dude. I miss then from my times in the east.
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 3, 2014 at 3:17 PM
It holds up nicely for a large crop. The repost does look better. A very handsome fella.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 3, 2014 at 4:59 PM
Nice portrait, Barb. The repost does look a bit better. it looked to me as if the reds were oversaturated in the original. You could try just desaturating the reds until they don't show blocked on the histogram.
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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 5, 2014 at 12:10 AM
Hi Barb,
Very colorful Dude for sure and a nice portrait. The head angle is just perfect with a very slight look towards you. It's fairly sharp given the extreme crop you suggest and yes, I much prefer the repost which is just slightly less harsh with the highlights. I would take more off the top to make it a little more balanced. It just seems like there is too much negative space. Maybe crop out about 40-50% of the space above the crest. Otherwise you have a really nice image here. Would have loved to have seen a larger version posted.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 2, 2014 at 9:34 PM
Even with the large crop it's a cool profile view, I love cardinals of course
The re-post's a good improvement comp wise, I prefer it Barb.
Have a great weekend!
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7 commentsVery colorful Dude for sure and a nice portrait. The head angle is just perfect with a very slight look towards you. It's fairly sharp given the extreme crop you suggest and yes, I much prefer the repost which is just slightly less harsh with the highlights. I would take more off the top to make it a little more balanced. It just seems like there is too much negative space. Maybe crop out about 40-50% of the space above the crest. Otherwise you have a really nice image here. Would have loved to have seen a larger version posted.
The re-post's a good improvement comp wise, I prefer it Barb.
Have a great weekend!