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Taken in light fog and overcast conditions, most of the background water was washed out, except for a few smudged areas. I removed these by raising the background contrast. Other work was to darken the eye, remove a few twigs near the feet, and selective detail extractor on the lightest areas.
Nikon D4 with 600 mm, tripod mounted, 1/1600 @f8, iso 1600.
All comments welcomed and encouraged. Thanks for looking.
Great high keyish type of shot, And just my kind of reflection !!
Good one.
John
Wow! I love the detail here and the reflection is wonderful -- perfect high-key image!
I could do with a little more on the left and less on top (about halfway to the top of the head).
Wow! The thumbnail doesn't do this justice.
I love the reflection.
Agree with Diane re: taking some off the top.
A lovely high key image,
Gail
John:
Nice shooting angle, preening pose. Agree about the crop.
I could also see a very low level multiply blend layer to give the birds plumage just a bit more pop. He seems just a bit washed out.
Cheers
Randy
What a beautiful photo! My first thought was to lower the crop on the top but the more I look at it I really like what you did. Great job.
Thanks all, I appreciate your comments. I like the suggestion for a different crop and will try Randy's suggestion as well.
A delightful high key image.
