Spotted Pardalote

WOW!!! This sure is a little cutie! I love the color patterns and again, very sharp shot! Bravo!

Hi Warren, beautiful shot of this tiny colourful bird. I like the composition, although you probably only cropped the shot. The noise isn't ruining the image, but it's not helping either. You could check out software like DXO PhotoLab if you want to get rid of noise without losing the sharpness. Regards, Vincent

Thanks Vincent, I appreciate the comments. I took this shot quite a while back, before I had Lightroom, and I can't remember if I've tried processing it in Lightroom. Do you know if DXO Photolab is better than Lightroom for reducing noise?

Thanks Warren. They're certainly a beautiful little bird, only about 8 - 10cm long

Hi Warren, DXO PhotoLab has one of the better NR that I've seen, although I don't use it myself; I prefer its results to the ones you get using Lightroom.

Thanks for the info Vincent