Little Boy Black.....(and red)

[Chris Martinez]

Red-backed Fairy-wren - Malurus melanocephalus

1DMKIV, 600mm IS, 1.4x II, tripod, wimberley

ISO 1600, f/7.1, 1/500, +1ec, evaluative metering, aperture priority.

[Ofer Levy]

Very pleasing image Chris! Excellent sharpness and detail. Awesome pose and composition too. Overall a bit bright and colours are washed out.
Would suggest some levels adjustment and also reconvert from RAW to keep the reds less bright.

[Jeff Dyck]

Another beautiful shot Chris - soon we will have to start calling you "King of the Fairies" :w3

I do agree with Ofer's comments about colours looking "washed out" - I think adding a bit of black "Selective Color" to the blacks may also help you out in this regard.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice pose and I really like how you have isolated the wren on the great looking grass stock.

Good suggestions already given on adding a bit to the depth of colour. i had thought perhaps adding some black to the green colour may add to the stock.

Well done.

Dave

[Doug Brown]

I especially like the composition of the image! Do agree with Ofer's critique about both the brightness and the colors.

[Krijn Trimbos]

I echo Ofer's comments exactly. Lovely composition and perch. A little more PS work will do wonders for the image!

[Chris Martinez]

Thanks for the feedback guys! My PS "skills" are slowly getting better. I'll try and have play with it over the weekend.