Typical Nuthatch

[cooky]

Kicking around the visitors centre at Nant yr Arian (hope i`ve spelt it right) forming the familiar Nuthatch position .

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EXIF-Data

Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 500mm, 1/1000s, F/6.3, ISO500, Manual, Pattern Metering, 0EV, Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:40 am

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[Admin-John]

Nice to see a Nuthatch, this has an almost Autumal feel to it. I think the lower branch dominates a little, but you managed a classic POV.

[Barry Fisher]

I think the lower branch dominates a little, but you managed a classic POV.

As John said; you could crop off most of the lower branch and then clone out the rest to bring the emphasis back to the nuthatch. The BG also looks a bit grainy which could be easily fixed with a run through Neat Image etc

[mjmw]

I like the framing on this from the branches around the classic Nutty pose. As Barry says, a little more NR but otherwiase a fine image

[cooky]

Hi gang,
Thanks for the comments.After reading the "needs more noise reduction" comments on several of my pics i downloaded the free version of Neat Image to give it a try,as it`s something i`ve never done to any of my pics before.Let me know folks if i`m going in the right direction.

Thanks....Cooky

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[Barry Fisher]

Definitely a step in the right direction Cookie, I think its far better now. (Personally, I use NI on most of my images but usually only on the BG and not on the bird)