Thrush and warbler from the Wetlands

Nice pair of photos. The second one is great.

Excellent shots. Love them both.

Thanks, Sindri, George, Eric---appreciate the comments!
Karen

Wonderful shots Karen. I'm still trying to master the monopod.

Outstanding Shots both of them are crisp, good detail and color

Way to go Karen

wlaramie wrote in post #3073564
Wonderful shots Karen. I'm still trying to master the monopod.

I know, it takes some getting used to but now I love it. I just hate to fool with a tripod, by the time I'm ready to shoot the bird is gone!
Karen

Great "thrasher/thrush" shot! Really beautiful pose and timing... Why is it that when I finally catch one coming up with food in his mouth they're always facing the other way and I get a blurry butt shot?

This second shot is one of your best, in my humble opinion.

Isn't NeatImage a great program? (why don't you try to clone out some of the distractions? If you screw it up, so what? Just dump the copy and save the original... You know you would have suggested I do the same thing if this were my shot... "Can't you denude all the trees? Those leafy thingies are annoying...")

Nice shot, Karen. Dammit.

A copy BG clone would be quite easy for shot 1 except where the offending twig crosses the bird's tail. To do an undetectable job here would be pretty difficult, and in any case, at what point does a photo become a painting?
Nice pics, Karen.

Thank you all for the nice comments. Yes, I can clone out stuff but when it crosses feathers it is very difficult to get it to look natural.
Karen

Nicely done, I Love the detail.

The Brown Thrasher shot is very, very good - did you do any PP? It could take just a little more unsharp mask.

I do not think that the first shot is very good; it looks "cold" and out of focus and I do not understand why people are saying that it is "good" - it isn't. No offense, but I prefer the truth!!

Superb shots Karen, #2 is spot on.

Accentor wrote in post #3080427
The Brown Thrasher shot is very, very good - did you do any PP? It could take just a little more unsharp mask.

I do not think that the first shot is very good; it looks "cold" and out of focus and I do not understand why people are saying that it is "good" - it isn't. No offense, but I prefer the truth!!

I'm trying to remember..I think I ran it through neat Image once and decreased the lightness because the chest feathers were too bright. You're right about the first one...I appreciate comments like that and so should everyone else...that's how you learn. Thanks.
Karen

Nice shots the second one is nice and sharp