With Otis off in the Bahamas searching for the "culprit" that stole your donations to the little starving orphan squirrels, I am forced to shoot more birdies and fewer handsome squirrels. Hopefully he will return soon, but my bet is he will be dead broke with a story of how the culprit "got away" and took all the cash with him.
Reds.....Always a difficult color. I've tried everything imaginable to get accurate reds and not have them blow out or run like melting ice cream. Seems the best bet is to underexpose, use the Raw and push up just enough to get the detail back. It works most of the time, but is still dependent on the ambient light as to how accurate the color turns out.
If you are on a color correct monitor, as I am, then this will show up as being as close as it comes to this birds true color. The shot itself is not perfect, but considering it is a large crop and shot at a distance of about 50 feet, it works for me!
I kinda like him with a red background too...
Regards!
Otis said to tell you guys hello from the Bahamas.He is undercover down on the beach sipping little umbrella drinks and paying close attention to the topless girls that might be trying to distract from possibly being the culprit that stole your donations. Like he said..."It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!"