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Joseph Przybyla
09-02-2017, 02:48 PM
I captured this image in early June at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 280mm
1/500 F/7.1 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 2200, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation
Arthur Morris
09-02-2017, 02:57 PM
Nicely done and looks quite familiar. Most folks give up on GL much too soon. It was spectacular in early June this year. The mid-tones might go a bit darker and the Vibrance could stand a boost.

with love, artie
Joseph Przybyla
09-02-2017, 03:18 PM
Nicely done and looks quite familiar. Most folks give up on GL much too soon. It was spectacular in early June this year. The mid-tones might go a bit darker and the Vibrance could stand a boost.

with love, artie

Hi Artie, thank you for viewing and commenting, much appreciated. Here is a repost with mid-tones darker and vibrance raised.
Arthur Morris
09-02-2017, 04:07 PM
God job Joe. I do like it better.

with love, artie
Geoffrey Montagu
09-02-2017, 05:16 PM
What a beauty this is, and well captured, Joe. Love the pose and all the feather detail. Lovely BG. To me the original represents the quality of soft or defused light you were working with. I'm not apposed to Artie's suggestion, it's just my opinion.

Geoffrey




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Glenn Pure
09-02-2017, 08:18 PM
Joe, nice work as usual! I like the 'friz' on the top of the head. IQ, background, tones and DOF look great to me, as does the composition. Hard for me to pick between the original post and repost though. They both look great.
Lorant Voros
09-03-2017, 02:14 PM
Love your close ups! Second image brings more life to this image. Nice juvi portrait. Well done!
gail bisson
09-03-2017, 02:22 PM
The frizz is what makes this image fun. Made me smile.
I prefer the OP but would tweak the blacks in the neutrals in selective coloring in PS. I find the repost is "too much",
Gail
William Dickson
09-03-2017, 02:53 PM
Yes, I like the original best. Very nice Joe. That BG shows the bird perfectly.

Will
Mike Poole
09-04-2017, 11:26 AM
Lovely portrait Joe, some of the poses you get from herons and egrets make me smile with their inherent grumpy look.

Well executed shot, I prefer the colours of the OP

Mike