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    Ken Watkins
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    Not a bee, taken in Kwando Botswana whilst at Lagoon Camp

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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    Precious pose Ken, it makes up for the harsh light, though I would try to get more out of this image. I tried some quick adjustments with curves, levels, S/H and saturation. Reprocessing the RAW file will give better results and you may be able to get rid of the blown highlights on the chest completely.

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    Great Timing. !!!

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    I like the re post very much Excellent timing Sure which he had landed on a more favorable perch Light was harsh but you did well with the exposure !!!

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    I agree about the harsh lighting but you handled it well and your timing was oustanding !!! Like the repost !

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    I am inspired to try some more adjustment, I must admit to not being very good at that sort of thing. The photo was taken at 9.38 in the morning, but it was very sunny when we were there.

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    Love everything about it except for the harsh light. The repost looks better.

    A little tight on the left side.

    I think

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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent Grafhorst View Post
    Precious pose Ken, it makes up for the harsh light, though I would try to get more out of this image. I tried some quick adjustments with curves, levels, S/H and saturation. Reprocessing the RAW file will give better results and you may be able to get rid of the blown highlights on the chest completely.

    Hi Ken, yes the sun gets harsh in Botswana really quick! As I explained in my comment I did the above adjustmenst. Obviously there are different ways to achieve the same result and the best way to do it is to reprocess the RAW file, maybe even double process it and than (selectively) blend them in PS. On this jpeg I believe I did a reverse curve adjustment, followed by levels to darken the image, a slight shadow/highlight adjustment and I believe I also darkened a duplicate of the image and selectively applied this to reduce the blown highlights. Due to the over exposure the color of this very colorful bird had faded so I ended with increasing the saturation and did some selective saturation with the sponge tool.
    Hope this helps, but just try some stuff out!

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