Winter birds

[Bubbahotep]

Hi, I'd like to hear what you think of these photos. My intent is to capture winter as through the perspectives of song birds. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

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[EricBowles]

I really like the second image. The white frost on the out of focus background branches provides the feel of winter. There is a little frost on the branch left of the bird's feet. Overall you have a lot of bright elements in the background but they are not distracting - it just feels like winter. The bird is colorful - especially contrasting with the blue sky. And importantly, the execution of the bird is good.

If I had one wish I'd like the small thin branch just behind the bird to be removed. It goes through the head of the bird and is a distraction - but the overall framing and DOF reduce the adverse impact. It's probably too much to try to clone out the twig.

The chickadee in the first image is a bit dark and does not really have enough context to show a feel of winter. The angle of the perch is also a bit awkward. I like the catchlight and feather detail. You might try rotating the image. For a feeling of winter, I think it needs more space and maybe more ice or snow.

 

[Bubbahotep]

It was a little painful but I think I pulled it off.

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[EricBowles]

It was a little painful but I think I pulled it off.

This is excellent - great editing work! You can see the difference it makes in the image. It really does a nice job of showing the subject and expressing your birds in winter idea.

 

[Woody Meristem]

It was a little painful but I think I pulled it off.

Ya done good. Cloning out something like that twig is difficult, but you did very well.

 

[bajadreamer]

Very nice job of cloning. You are correct-not an easy clone job. As Eric stated it improves the image markedly.

 

[KurtT]

Nice twig-ectomy! I've tried this recently to great frustration and time consumption, but you did good!

 

[CIMAGE]

Excellent catch, love it. For sure the horizontal branch was an eyesore. What is this bird, can anyone identify?

 

[GlenW]

That's a nice photo of a female varied thrush.

 

[coachjohn57]

The second one…after the edit, especially…is really good. My only suggestion would be to lift the shadows around the eye JUST a smidge and very selectively…even then I’d have to see it to know if it made the image any better. Well done!

 

[NorthernFocus]

My comments pretty much ditto @EricBowles . The second image certainly says winter. The revised version is an improvement.

 

[Daniel Zdonczyk]

Great images. They capture the message of winter as you intended. The above reviewers focused on the details, nothing to add on my part.

 

[dupcak]

The edit (twig removal) is great. I love the palette of colors in the image.

As @EricBowles says, the first image seems a bit dark and the the cropping/angle throws me off a bit. Without the back 1/3 of the bird it feels a bit odd.

 

[Bubbahotep]

The edit (twig removal) is great. I love the palette of colors in the image.

As @EricBowles says, the first image seems a bit dark and the the cropping/angle throws me off a bit. Without the back 1/3 of the bird it feels a bit odd.

Thanks!