Willet

[Juan Tolentino]

I captured this image at Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, with the Nikon D500 Handheld and AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm 1-5.6E ED VR
ISO 500
f5.6
1/2000
500mm
Manual Mode
Processed on LR and PS.
Crop < 25%


All C & C's will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking

JT

[Stuart Edwards]

I like the composition but i think the bird is a little on the dark side , could just be my monitor though.I also think it could use a bit of noise reduction on the background.
One more thing , that bird is a Marbled Godwit.

[John Mack]

Nice pose on the bird i also like the low angle, good background as well.

[Juan Tolentino]

Oops, Thank you Stuart, you are right about the bird's name. Will have to wait and see what others think and I could be wrong, But I don't think the picture is dark and I can't see any noise on the background.


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[Alex Becker]

Hi Juan, like the low angle, nice florida light, head turn and calm. Nice room for the virtual legs as well. To me, the bird looks well exposed. Im wondering what a version would look like without the black band on the top? Not a deal breaker by any means but feels a bit heavy compared to the rest of the BG. TFS

[Juan Tolentino]

Hi Juan, like the low angle, nice florida light, head turn and calm. Nice room for the virtual legs as well. To me, the bird looks well exposed. Im wondering what a version would look like without the black band on the top? Not a deal breaker by any means but feels a bit heavy compared to the rest of the BG. TFS
Thank you Alex, I thought about removing the black strip and then decided against it since I think framed the bird well, but here's the version you mentioned. I wonder what others think.

[gail bisson]

Hi Juan,
Perfect head angle on this lovely marbled godwit.
Great POV, nice calm water and tack sharp.
I noticed the bit of black at the top of the frame and agree it should be cropped out as in your repost.
Exposure looks ood to me and I do not see any noise.
Lovely image!
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

I think your repost looks about perfect. Lovely image... thank you for sharing, Juan.

[Alex Becker]

Thank you Alex, I thought about removing the black strip and then decided against it since I think framed the bird well, but here's the version you mentioned. I wonder what others think.

Thanks for going back and doing a RP -- I like this version more. Very nice frame

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, I like without the darks creeping in at top. Perfect head angle, and separation between the legs. If anything, I'd prefer a bit looser comp, but it is still OK as is. Exposure looks good on my monitor as well.

[William Dickson]

A very nice image, and I think the RP is spot on. Lovely colours throughout with a great HA

Will

[Michael Thompson]

Nice color, lighting and feather detail. I love it when I misidentify a bird and it turns out to be something better! mush better without the dark line on top

[David Salem]

Looks great! Well done on the RP too.

[Arthur Morris]

Me likes the creeping dark :) The original brightness looked fine and the BKGR looked noise free.

with love, artie