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[Desmond Chan]

D300 200-400 +1.4TC = 460 on tripod. ISO 640 f8 1/1000s. Manual exposure mode.

Cropped. Amended shadows and highlights.

C&C welcome and appreciated !

Thanks for looking !!!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Desmond, Cool pose and you did a good job of evening out the EXP. However, you could have done better.
For the repost I did a Linear Burn on the whites of the far underwing as though they did not show as over-exposed on the histogram were pretty much detail-less. For the hot spots on the rear flank I used a QM and the Clone Stamp. Then I lightened the face a bit with another QM and Control M (Levels on the layer mask). Also eliminated the hot spot on the fishie.

[Doug Brown]

Like the pose, and like what Artie did with the repost. Was this a significant crop?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose, great BG and eye contact. Adding to Artie's suggestions, I might give it a bit more room at the top and maybe some NR on the BG.

[Stu Bowie]

Super posture with the forward extended wings. Good detail, and his catch a bonus.

[Desmond Chan]

Was this a significant crop?

About 50%.

Thanks Artie for the suggestions and instructions. Never thought about doing what you did to improve the image myself.

Thanks for the comments folks!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Desmond, You are most welcome. It's all in Digital Basics.