Yes, you've caught the bird and the foreground very nicely but that
combo has some quircky bokeh. I experimented with reducing the
brightness and increasing the contrast slightly and then put a bit of
gaussian blur into the background. I think it looks better. You can
likely do the same in a few minutes.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/22/2013 6:04 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Thanks, Chris. I wasn't happy with the background, but it did show his
> alert posture, which is hard to catch in a shot.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 4:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Mockingbird on Insect Patrol
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>> That's a cool bird, Jim. I don't believe that I knew before what one
>> looked like.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 22 Apr 2013, at 20:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Mockingbirds don't stay in one spot for very long, so, when I saw this
>>> male searching for insects, I snapped three shots. This one claims title
>>> to our back yard, and is always alert for intruders, even while he
>>> searches for an insect snack.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird+BW.jpg.html
>>
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