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    Jay on Rhodes

    Hi, Saw this and just got the shot before it flew off.
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    Jay on Rhodes
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    Re: Jay on Rhodes

    Hi Russ, nice coloring. You might try a 4x5 cropping to eliminate some of the dead space on the right, particularly the eye-catching seed pod.

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    Re: Jay on Rhodes

    Quote Originally Posted by FrankMi View Post
    Hi Russ, nice coloring. You might try a 4x5 dropping to eliminate some of the dead space on the right, particularly the eye-catching seed pod.
    I agree with Frank, ........ although I'd try cropping instead of dropping!!

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    Re: Jay on Rhodes

    And I would slightly tone down that overly bright twig to the left of the bird's neck.

    But to be honest, we are only talking about fine tuning on an excellent shot.

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    Re: Jay on Rhodes

    Many Thanks for the input.
    The reason I left a little extra space on the RHS was to try and give the sense of the where the bird was looking.
    I have made a crop but am finding a little bit difficult to tone down the light strip on the left side of the bird.
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    Re: Jay on Rhodes

    Quote Originally Posted by russellsnr View Post
    The reason I left a little extra space on the RHS was to try and give the sense of the where the bird was looking. I have made a crop but am finding a little bit difficult to tone down the light strip on the left side of the bird.
    Hi Russ, you should be OK with where the bird is looking because his eye is well left of center. What kind if post processing software do you use?

    If it has a burn tool, you should be able to selectively darken as little or as much as you want of the bright branch on the left. If I may, this is with two passes of the burn tool in PS set to 37% exposure for highlights. You could darken it more if you like:

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