Female Red Wing Blackbirds are much more colorful than people normally think as shown here. This shot shows her varied color blended in with the late fall wetland forest background. I do birds quite a bit and out of the best bird shots from November this one was my favorite, I think it is the bokeh. There are more exotic birds but hope this one connects with people because of its familiarity.
Shot at 380 mm using fill flash from SB-800 & flash extender, Pattern metering, Shutter priority
Covert in RSE Premium settings: Auto white balance, appearance 2, exp. Comp +.27, fill light +20, shadow contrast +17, highlight contrast -22, sharpness +10, noise suppression +20, vibrance +2, save as TIFF
MS DIP 10 to crop, adjust levels, USM and save as TIFF
PSE 3 to resize, save for web
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