Black Redstart

[Krish Chandran]

Black Redstart, male
Nikon Z8 + Nikon 600mm F6.3 PF + Nikon Z TC 1.4
There is a little noise left in the background. It is a personal preference, I am not fond of the super-smooth plastic-ky look.

• NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 8
• ƒ/9
• 840mm
• 1/320s
• ISO 4000
• Thu, 07 November 2024 7:21 AM

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Krish, I like the lighting and stark backdrop, it helps 'pop' the subject. Good detail and sharpness, but for me the perch is a tad ugly with that broken coming in from the RHS. If you have it, then the bird being slightly higher in frame may help and perhaps then going for a more portrait crop????? Dropping the blue in the brach but leaving it in the BKG I think helps and provides that cooler look. Using a double radial filter to pop the subject more does add some more tonal depth and pulls the viewer in. Brushing is some negative exposure along the branch just tones things back and creates a little more texture.

There is a little noise left in the background. It is a personal preference, I am not fond of the super-smooth plastic-ky look.

I agree, but there's a happy medium between the two.

TFS
Steve

 

[Krish Chandran]

Thanks, Steve. That was . . . Interesting.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks, Steve. That was . . . Interesting.

I what way Krish?