Bird Kill

[Argee]

Bird Kill by MiqsPix , on Flickr

[markgozz]

Hi Argee great capture and nice and sharp in all the right places , I know I would be chuffed to pieces if I had got this shot so I hope you don't mind me asking about a couple of things .

The scene looks a bit under exposed , did you shoot in RAW to try different settings .

The background is nicely blurred but the edges of the bird shows signs of post processing work , did you carry out work on the background or did you have to clone out some distractions .

Well done on a great capture .

Mark

[Jediboy]

Yes, a great photo. It does look a tad under exposed which is a bit of a shame. But still, good work.

[Argee]

Thanks. It is underexposed because at the time I had to be quick to get the shot and didn't realise that my camera was still set on -2/3 exposure compensation. However when I saw it I felt that it gave more emphasis to the eyes and the evil look. I did brighten a little in Lightroom and then imported into Photoshop to blur the background bokeh more as I wanted to isolate the bird against the background. I accept there is signs of processing if you look closely. I now wish I had taken more time to make a better job. I guess I was overtaken by the excitement of the capture and was too hurried. Must have more patience in future ......

[Jediboy]

Good point about the eyes, it really does make them stand out. I dont imagine this is the sort of shot thats easy to capture, so you did well to get at all