Sand Hill Crane
I captured this head shot of a Sand Hill Crane a while ago. I recently revisited and re-worked the image. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF shot at 180mm (270mm FFE)
1/500 F/8 ISO 140
Cropped for composition, processed in Lightroom 5
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Fabulous detail on this guy. Love the eye and the crown.
Love head shots and I like this one !
Good stuff.
John
Yea, that's a keeper. Good exposure and excellent details.
Robert Kimbrell
Joseph, very nice head hsot of a lovely bird. It looks a bit tight all around for me. Also the image is a bit too bright. I'd reduce the exposure by about -0.3EV and add a bit more contrast to the grey feathers. Loi
Super sharp with lots of detail. Yes to too bright and a bit too tight. The light looks quite harsh. What time was the image created?
ps: good job by Loi.
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pps: the whitish blobs in the BKGR should be eliminated....
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Thank you all for viewing and commenting, it is greatly appreciated.
Loi and Arthur, thank you for suggesting improvements to the image. Arthur, the image was shot about 10:30 AM in October at Circle B Bar Reserve. Easy fix, here is a repost with the fixes, for making more room around the bird I will revisit the original tomorrow.
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 06-02-2014 at 08:01 PM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
www.amazinglight.smugmug.com
Very nice portrait shot, Joe. The repost is a great improvement.
Good work Joe, I also like this one very much. Repost looks great and a I agree, a little more space will make it even better. Cheers, Ian
Much better. Good job with the white blobs. Light still too harsh.... You might try a reverse S-Curves adjustment.
Same question: at what time of day was the image created?
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Hi Arthur, regarding the time... it was about 10:30 AM at Circle B Bar Reserve in Ocotober.Originally Posted by Arthur Morris
Joe Przybyla
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Thanks Joe. That is late for good light on a blue sky day.
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