Northern Mockingbird

jorj7

Here's few photos of a Northern Mockingbird, not a welcome neighbor
at 5:30AM. These were taken at the Albany Shoreline here in the SF
Bay Area with the 20D and 500 f4.5L.

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BigAl

Very nice George, I really like the first two.

They all feel just a tad oversharpened though...

jorj7

Thanks BigAl,

Here are unprocessed versions of the first 2:







Any better? I wasn't sure if this site prefers the natural look, or the processed look.
I prefer not processing the images if I don't need to.

BigAl

jorj7 wrote:

Thanks BigAl,

Here are unprocessed versions of the first 2:

Any better? I wasn't sure if this site prefers the natural look, or the processed look.
I prefer not processing the images if I don't need to.

Those are way better George Do you by any chance have the in-camera sharpening turned up? I prefer sharpening in PP than letting the camera do it.

anderson_paul

great capture the exposer looks dead on.

dbaker1221

great captures

ShepsMom

Awesome shots, clear and crips. You nailed the light on all of them.

Maestro

Nice sharp captures. Mockingbirds are probably one of the most common birds in my state. In fact, it is the state bird.

Harryb

Excellent captures

jorj7

Thanks all for your comments. I appreciate you input.