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I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, 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, image captured at 400mm
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +3 ISO 12800 Auto 1 WB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation
Lovely wing position and sharp on the eye with nice soft light. Was the head in the center of the frame in the original?
with love, artie
ps: if you'd like to visit Circle Bar B, other great Lakeland locations, and a few more great spots, check out The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide that I co-wrote and co-illustrated with Joe.
Nice down stroke. Really like that green background. Wish for more room all around.
Sweet pose and interesting setting for this bird which is great. Things look pretty good for ISO 12,800. Did you add a bit of canvas below the bird? If so it looks like some cloning artifacts (right under the wings) that could be handled, but may just be the foliages. I think you could drop the exposure on the whole frame a bit, and I wonder if you could get some more detail out of the whites on the head, possibly through double processing those areas. Love the trailing feet here. TFS
Good solid image of this GBH.
I would tone down the greens a bit, reduce the noise on the wings and clean up that cloning artifact under the bird.
I like the tight crop as it really highlights the bird and gives a good view of the feet.
