White Breasted Nuthatch

Gallery: AvianPosted December 22, 2014160 views9 comments

While photographing the small birds that frequent our area, I captured a photo of a nuthatch with a piece of suet in his beak. I was surprised to see a bit of tongue anatomy that is not usually seen. Not withstanding, I liked the detail in the bird. Cropped to about 60% of original.
D4 and 500mm lens at 1/2500, f/8 and Auto ISO 360. Richard

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 23, 2014 at 12:13 AM

Truly magnificent detail!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 23, 2014 at 1:10 AM

Richard,
You got a good one here, the detail throughout, the tongue and beak action as mentioned and that sweet BG all combine to set this image apart from the usual. The larger version should not be missed. My only suggestion would be and since this a fairly large crop, to add back a bit more canvas all the way around to maybe a 75 to 80% crop. That would relieve the slight 'Tight Feel' that you seem have now IMHO, food for thought.
Very nice regardless . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 23, 2014 at 8:06 AM

I agree with Mike on the tightness of the crop. I also think that it may be a bit oversaturated IMHO. Maybe just the branch and background. Great detail on the little guy. Nice capture.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 23, 2014 at 9:25 AM

Great detail on the bird -- on my monitor the bg is a bit dark -- might try to lighten it a bit just to see what that would look like. Like the seed in the beak

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 23, 2014 at 11:08 AM

No nits whatsoever!

Well, almost none. I like the tightness of the crop and the colorful BG. I might consider desaturating the branch.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 23, 2014 at 11:28 AM

Thanks folks for your comments. In an earlier post, I had mentioned my genetic predisposition towards over saturation. It's a constant battle.

Here's a re-do with lowered saturation, a looser crop and a bit of brightening. Still like the tighter crop though. Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 24, 2014 at 7:12 AM

Wonderful details in this portrait Richard

The re-post is better.

A Beauty!!!

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 24, 2014 at 2:38 PM

No nits from me on this one Richard. Very nice image...love the tongue, the meal and great sharpness with a very pleasing BG color.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 29, 2014 at 10:41 PM

Hi Richard

Kurts comment echoed my thoughts perfectly

Albert Darmo

Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments