Blue Tit on Spade

Resubmitted after feedback from members. Any critique welcome -

thanks.

I like the shot but it looks very 'unreal' and manipulated to me.

Yeah me too. I think the background has a bit of a plastic feel to it which i think is not desirable in nature shots. However, apart from that its a nice photo.

 

Regards

Yes, Emily - "not manipulated". This was shot at f4.0 , I think, with a background of grass.

 

All I've done is increase contrast and saturation in Photoshop.

I'd argue that a background like this is PRECISELY what you want in nature shots - espcially when you want to isolate your subjects. "Unnatural" would be if the background were purple and pink.

 

Well, this little fellow sure took on a big job with that spade - I suspect he's still digging.

Perfecto trabajo Mark,,,, no tengo sietes,,,pero sin duda se los merece,,, una gran calidad y un fondo verde de cine..., un cordial saludo,,6/6

I have to agree with Christopher. Very good shot Mark!

The DOF and background works very well, and the main object is sufficient sharp. My only suggestion for improvment would be to reccommend a tight(er) top crop... wich is particularly needed here because of the way the main objects are arranged and the fact that the bird is looking down, wich makes this amount of space at the top more or less vasted. Regards!

I'm tempted to disagree with Mr Atle - I respect his opinion, but beg to differ, cropping would make it more claustraphobic.

Simply a lovely photo.

perfect shot