I can see you .......

[Clicker]

Another one with the long lens ...

[JamesT]

A nice capture, but (at the risk of offending against the old warning about pots & kettles) I would say that the focus distance seems to be on the branch rather than the bird.

[Ryewolf]

I also thought a tad soft on the bird, but wondered if you'd shot it through glass?

[Clicker]

Yeah... Shot through the double glazing ... yeah it was a tad soft on this one ....I had some with better focus but the composition was pants ...  thanks both of you ... 

[johntwo]

 Might be worth losing the spare twig and dulling the adjacent highlight but the composition is superb and it sharpens up beautifully.  Nice capture Clicks.

[Clicker]

Thanks John ...  i  think I have three exposures  for this  photo  so I'll check the others in case I have a better one regarding the  focus ,  out of interest. .

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[Clicker]

I found this one  sooc  ..SQUARE   cropped this time and rotated slightly to alter the  twig angle  but I haven't sharpened it at all ... looks a  bit better   focus .....I think..BTW ... this was the first time i had used the setting that tracks the focus even if the subject momentarily moves behind  something ....

 

  

[Nikonmike]

I think i like this one more than the first,I would still be tempted with

a bit of selective sharpening and a lift to the colours .

 

 

 

 

 

[Rogerw]

Some good helpers there Polly . nice to see you taking a few Birdies . 

 

[Korky]

The edits really have made it a real winner - to be honest, I'm quite amazed at the difference that John & Mike's twiddles have made.

Korky

[Clicker]

Thanks everyone ... I appreciate the edits . I was hoping that my lens would have produced a version that I wouldn’t have to sharpen  hence the two photos without any processing .. looks like I  still need pp or more practice

[Nikonmike]

43 minutes ago, Clicker said:

Thanks everyone ... I appreciate the edits . I was hoping that my lens would have produced a version that I wouldn’t have to sharpen  hence the two photos without any processing .. looks like I  still need pp or more practice

It may do in good light and not through a window, where they shot as jpeg,if so is the Fuji like Nikons in the sense if you shoot jpeg you need to adjust the in-camera settings for sharpening etc.

[Clicker]

I always shoot RAW  Mike ... I  suspect shooting through double glazing for these images  may well have compromised the lens a bit .. I always edit from RAW but I rarely ever sharpen... .. I suspect, on manual now, my eyesight is a little compromised too as I have the start of a cataract in  one eye .. ggrrrrr

 It sucks getting old don’t it ?

[Nikonmike]

1 hour ago, Clicker said:

I always shoot RAW  Mike ... I  suspect shooting through double glazing for these images  may well have compromised the lens a bit .. I always edit from RAW but I rarely ever sharpen... .. I suspect, on manual now, my eyesight is a little compromised too as I have the start of a cataract in  one eye .. ggrrrrr

 It sucks getting old don’t it ?

As you only have one alternative to growing old i will stick with growing old.

[Clicker]

Yeah... Shouldn't moan really should I ?

[WereBo]

I love the composition in the original, but the treatments make it a wall-hanger

 

Is it me or is there a striking resemblance between the top-left bud and a furry animal head?

[Clicker]

Yeah .... ... definitely looks familiar...