Magpie on a branch of a larch

[Miika]

Through a 2nd floor window:

http://www.saunalahti.fi/masunta/Kuvat/harakka.jpg

Mode: Program AE (jpeg high)
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: F/5.6
Focal length: 300 mm
ISO: 400
Handheld

EOS 10D, Sigma 70-300/1:4-5.6 APO (Macro)

Processing (Photoshop 5.0 LE) on Laptop/LCD (brightness???)
- Levels
- Saturation +22
- reduced image size
- Unsharp mask

To crop or not to crop?

Miika
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10D, G3
EF-50/1.4, Sigma 18-50 mm/3.5-4.5, Sigma 70-300/1:4-5.6 APO (macro)

[dn7elson]

Nice shot, but a bit underexposed, particularly on the head.

I took the liberty to quickly tweak the image a bit and it appears that the information is there. This is something that I have encountered with several of my images and am just now getting better at working with them.

http://www.pbase.com/image/30031357.jpg