*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*
The quality of your shot adds impact to the end result.
Like you, I am no fan at all of desat but that is the challenge you were presented with so in that respect any desat would meet the challenge.
I see one of your commenters has suggested leaving the whole bird in its natural colours which would probably be the natural approach, especially as they are such a beautiful bird. I sense that you have decided to try and do something different with your selection. Reds are a naturally vibrant colour anyway but when isolated, as here, in a mono image it has an overwhelming impact. Also, the beak is getting a little bit lost into the background I think it could benefit from the background being dodged to make it stand out more.
I like the birds pose and the diagonal of the twig on which it is perched. The choice of aperture has isolated it nicely from the background though I think the brighter patch below the bird would probably have benefited from some burning in to help it blend more with the rest of the background but that is a minor criticism.
I assume from your title the red throat signifies that it is a male bird?
Happy shooting Sid |
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