Nuthatch - hopefully improved!

[Briony]

Went out this morning this morning for my Nutties, shot in RAW this time :bang:

Hopefully this is a bit better:shrug:

Tips etc on how to improve greatfully recieved.

Thank you

 

[fernface]

Would like to be able to see all of the bird to be honest and i would definately lose the nuts hanging around (no not the one in its beak). Wouldnt know how to improve this one, i reckon though that had the shot you posted the other day, think it was no 3 had been shot in RAW, it could have been a cracker.

 

[Briony]

Here a whole bird for you, you can clone the nuts out yourself by the way John merrick said hello

I did ask it to "strike a pose" but it was not in the mood

 

[fernface]

Here a whole bird for you, you can clone the nuts out yourself by the way John merrick said hello

I did ask it to "strike a pose" but it was not in the mood

But where is its flamin feet. Got to say though it does look in both of them that the light was particularly difficult. Did you see JM then

Just noticed shutter speed pretty slow for fast movers like these, but again the lack of light is the problem

 

[Briony]

What do you want "blood" you now how quick the little bleeders are:shrug:

Here, this one has feet but you can't see the tail :razz: no nuts either

 

[fernface]

Now that one i do like, nice natural setting and focus seems to be in the right place. I would sharpen the bird a tad and tweak contrast having said that

Oh dear had another look and its spoiled by twig/branch OOF crossing the chest of the bird.

 

[ringyneck]

The first one looked O.K. to me as far as the pose/content of bird was concerned....seen too many standard (snore) full view Nutties.

But you said we could remove the nuts so I did and a little mess in levels/contrast etc with a slight sharpen.
Also had a fiddle in the b/g but ran out of steam by then.
Keith
Hope you didn't mind ...here he is...

 

[Briony]

The first one looked O.K. to me as far as the pose/content of bird was concerned....seen too many standard (snore) full view Nutties.

But you said we could remove the nuts so I did and a little mess in levels/contrast etc with a slight sharpen.
Also had a fiddle in the b/g but ran out of steam by then.
Keith
Hope you didn't mind ...here he is...

I must be more brave with the p&p always frightened to oversharpen.

How do you know it is a "he" ?

 

[Briony]

Oh well out again tomorrow morning to try and nail this.:bang:

 

[ringyneck]

Oh well out again tomorrow morning to try and nail this.:bang:

Good luck....thought better to give IT a gender rather than an IT.....

Keith