Becca Cambridge
May 2021 - Nest Building
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About the Image(s)
Still under Covid restrictions, warm weather was a relief to getting outside. The mission was to shoot Spring images. Beautiful year for redbuds and dogwood trees, morel mushrooms came up, paw paw and persimmon trees bloomed. Then, it snowed making interesting photo opportunities also.
Despite the rain and snow, this photo was my favorite. Much discussion around the focal point, clarity and noise of this photo has occurred. Still like it. Nest Building Papa.
Shot through the window, shutter priority 1/320, f/6.3, 35 mm equivalent of 800mm, ISO 3200 (hence the noise). Cropped, post processed natural in easyHDR and framed in PhotoPad Image Editor.
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9 comments posted
(Group 42)
A nice image of a bird with nesting material in its mouth. I would like to make a suggestion that you remove the twig that looks like it is coming through the top of his head and the twig that's coming over its head. I put your image through Topaz DeNoise and Topaz sharpen and this is what I came up with. Posted: 05/09/2021 14:17:21
I debated about removing that twig. I concluded that it gives character to his efforts. However, I did want to see what others thought so thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it. Posted: 05/09/2021 15:19:23
Great capture. I like the twig in his mouth, but I would try to remove the the part of it that goes over its face. Easier said than done. Good job. Posted: 05/11/2021 09:13:55
I would remove the twig especially as it almost obscuring an eye. I like the way that the colour of the chair almost matches the wing of the bird.
Putting an extra thickness of glass in front of a long lens often softens the focus slightly.
If you used PS I would suggest you try copying the image and applying the Shake Reduction filter to it and then mask and adjust opacity to bring up detail where required. Posted: 05/11/2021 10:41:15
Putting an extra thickness of glass in front of a long lens often softens the focus slightly.
If you used PS I would suggest you try copying the image and applying the Shake Reduction filter to it and then mask and adjust opacity to bring up detail where required. Posted: 05/11/2021 10:41:15
Hum. Well as long as it's not bigger than a thumbnail it looks ok but I can't get it any better looking at any larger size. I don't have PS but used Topaz sharpen ap, both the too soft and motion reduction. Then ran it through both Luminar for detail enhancement and then tried easyHDR for detail enhancement. Then tried going back to Corel's Paintshop for adjustment. Twig out but still not happy with overall noise. Thanks for the suggestions. Posted: 05/12/2021 09:33:17
Wow I would agree with everyone, and also your gut instinct, which is simply if you like the photo, it is yours and it is worthwhile to keep it! This is a sweet image of Spring. Right now I have so many bird photographers in our club with amazing sharp photos of birds...the story in this one is important, and I like the idea of nest building. Posted: 05/11/2021 11:22:43
This is a real nice image of that bird, in its action of building a nest. As Jon pointed out, that extra layer of glass softens the image and there is not much you can do about that. Removing a twig here and there does not make much of a difference. It's not a perfect picture, but as long as you like it, I would not change anything. A memento of spring after a difficult year. Posted: 05/22/2021 15:22:29
A nice image of a bird that definitely tells a story. I think you did a nice job of removing the twig in your attempt and I think it helps the image. Noise can be tough and not a big issue with your original. Posted: 05/23/2021 09:51:12
I quite like the painterly effect of the softness and the noise. The image has a warm feel good effect. I don't think there is any need to try to sharpen each. Posted: 05/28/2021 06:35:51