Willet

[wendell westfall]

D90 70-200VR+2X@400 1/640 f5.6 ISO500 0EV handheld

The first bird I saw this morning. Minimal PP -- no crop, some NR, some Sharpening.

Wendell

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Wendell, nice look at the Willet. Some of the bright tones seem a bit too bright...easy fix in Levels. Good HA, and the circles in the water in LLC are really neat. A bit tight in the frame - not sure you needed the 2X TC at this point, or pulling back on the zoom would have been an option, as would have pointing your lens left to off-center your subject.

[wendell westfall]

Daniel, since the histogram showed the whites to be "OK", I went with no levels adjustment, but see the improvement upon implementing your suggestion. I find I use the 2X TC at the max almost all the time . . . guess i should get a 400 prime and "back-up" when need be, though price is a deterrent . . .

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Nice image. Agree with Daniel's comments re bright tones. More importantly IMO is the angle. Getting down low would have made this image so much stronger. And yes, I realize that it is not always possible. JR