Gotta break in the new camera, right? Simple setup here: a robin's nest in my yard, conveniently located right next to an outlet for the monolights, and of course everyone keeps large faceted gemstones around just in case (yes, they're real).
I'm a little disappointed with the lighting. I was planning to pull the nest highlights back in RAW, brighten up the stones, and burn in the background, but then remembered this was Basic Editing and didn't get a chance to reshoot. It'll have to do. :-(
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The sharpness of this is very good. You were definitely shooting for this challenge in particular. :-) I just wish it were a little bit brighter in the nest. I'm sure that was impossible with the natural light at the time you took this, but I think it would have balanced the photo better. I think a slightly wider crop would have been interesting as well. 6
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