House Finch & Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted July 27, 2015118 views3 comments

I'm still practicing with the 600mm in order to figure out bird photography. House finches are practice worthy because they do not frighten easily. This male has been raising a cowbird that has been obnoxiously begging for any morsel of food. K5 IIs 600mm f5.6, ISo 1000). Levels, Topaz Detail, Exposure, Nik Pro-sharpener, slight crop for comp. Let me know what you think. I wish I had more light, but did OK at 1/200sec exposure................................Jim

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on July 27, 2015 at 9:18 PM

Nice bird, nice perch, although I would be tempted to remove the the branch on the left side after the bird. And it looks like you could remove some noise in the background.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 27, 2015 at 9:50 PM

Hi Jefferson,

I selectively removed the noise from the Bg and removed the left most branch. Thank you for the suggestions.................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2015 at 10:50 PM

Nice pose and reasonable image quality, Jim. Looks like it could be a bit sharper even at 1/200th. How are you supporting your rig (tripod, head, etc.)? I love the bg.

devil

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