White-throated Sparrow with Red Leaves, Central Park 10/21/2014

The foreground is original. The leaves really were that color! I added duplicates of the branches and applied effects in Photoshop.

Created in Photoshop. NIKON D610, f-stop 5.6, exposure time 1/500sec. ISO 1600, focal length 400mm, and max aperture 5.

Version 2. Response to a request to make the bird stand out.

Lee Gaywood 2014-12-12 / 10:58 pm

the first one, rich colour of the leaves

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Lee Gaywood 2014-12-12 / 10:56 pm

enhance all the yellow, to make the leaves richer, also the yellow on the bird stronger, depth
the leaves are reflecting colour on the bird belly, just lovely

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Anne Lazarus 2014-12-11 / 9:05 am

Being a birder, I would like to see the sparrow take a larger position in the picture. The leaves do add a vibrant touch. My attention is drawn more to the leaves than to the sparrow. Is there a way
to bring out attention to the sparrow and still show the leaves?

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Pearl Broder 2014-12-10 / 5:47 pm

I enjoyed the contrast between the sparrow, red leaves, and faded out color in the background

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Barbara Mullin 2014-11-29 / 12:23 am

I love this..it really got my attention.I love the colors and the feel of the background leaves, like etched glass.

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Barbara Bryan 2014-11-28 / 10:42 pm

That bright red is the most unnatural natural color! Not to be believed! The bird is cute, perched amongst all the action created by the brightness of the red color.

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