Vadim Polyakov, the bird's eye is "sunken," although the frame stretches without any problems. And overall, it's a bit dark.
Vlad Sokolovsky,
Thanks for the advice! Regarding the eye, I started using the brush in Lightroom after this photo, and your version really does look better. As for the darkness, I shoot slightly overexposed for the nuthatch because I encounter darker-bellied birds alongside it, and it's easier to darken the nuthatch during processing than to bring out the tits from the darkness. Plus, I was criticized at the beginning for overexposing the nuthatch, and now I've probably gone the other way. I think you're right about the exposure. I'll try working on this photo some more.
Why? As far as I remember, it's normal for this bird to be upside down.
But it's more familiar this way, I think. Before, my perch was positioned differently, and the nuthatches on it were in the same position as they were after I rotated it here. A nuthatch looks familiar upside down on the bark of a thick tree, with its head bent back. But this way, it looks like a bird catalog shot—all the birds sit like this, including the nuthatch. I wrote that I rotated it not because I think it's a good idea, quite the contrary, rather as an excuse for distorting reality in favor of the academic quality of the photo.
And overall, it's a bit dark.
Thanks for the advice!
Regarding the eye, I started using the brush in Lightroom after this photo, and your version really does look better. As for the darkness, I shoot slightly overexposed for the nuthatch because I encounter darker-bellied birds alongside it, and it's easier to darken the nuthatch during processing than to bring out the tits from the darkness.
Plus, I was criticized at the beginning for overexposing the nuthatch, and now I've probably gone the other way. I think you're right about the exposure. I'll try working on this photo some more.
But it's more familiar this way, I think. Before, my perch was positioned differently, and the nuthatches on it were in the same position as they were after I rotated it here. A nuthatch looks familiar upside down on the bark of a thick tree, with its head bent back. But this way, it looks like a bird catalog shot—all the birds sit like this, including the nuthatch.
I wrote that I rotated it not because I think it's a good idea, quite the contrary, rather as an excuse for distorting reality in favor of the academic quality of the photo.