Hi Rob the overall technical quality is indeed very bad and I am not sure whether this image could be really improved *a lot*. I do not have the knowledge with imaging software to do so in time.
I really wanted to point out, that as an amateur I would prefer watching for good and meaningful or funny moments instead of trying to compete with the pro's. They are professionals for *some* reason, most of them have learned their job and have much superior equipment than the common amateur. But the word "Amateur" comes from "I love", that is the most important thing anyway. I found the big plate for one sparrow alone good for a (small) smile..... Anybody cares to do some work on that photo, I feel ashamed already - but only a bit :-) thanks for commenting Rob Markus > > Technically the image is let down far more by its poor colour > balance, bad > contrast and white and black point settings than the lack of sharpness. > Unfortunately it's difficult to see past these other distractions.
