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    Another image from Sanibel, Florida
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    SS 1/2000 F7.1
    PP: Cropped to ~ 80% FF
    Cleaned up 4 black spots in the water and 2 specular highlights in the BG, levels, increased saturation in the blues by +6, DE at 3% to bird and USM to JPEG
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    Smiles... what else are you going to show me? Nice image Gail.
    Joe Przybyla

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    Very nice eye contact and low shooting angle, Gail.
    Love the plumage on this bird. Great light, spot on exposure and lot of interest added by the dripping water.
    Looking forward to more from your Florida trip.

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    Another great image Gail from your trip. Hope to see more.

    Ps. thank you for the info, will be in Fort Myers in two weeks.

    Ramon

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    Hi Gail

    Very difficult to expose not to blow the whites on bird/BG AND to get detail in blacks.
    What did you expose on?

    Love the pose and the low angle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre Pretorius View Post
    Hi Gail

    Very difficult to expose not to blow the whites on bird/BG AND to get detail in blacks.
    What did you expose on?

    Love the pose and the low angle.
    Hi Andre,
    I always expose for the whites and bring up the blacks in PP if I have too.
    Gail

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    Nice POV, IQ and head angle, Gail. Looks great!

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    Beautiful work. Love the oof background you captured here - atmospheric for want of a better word. Cheers, Ian

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    loverly image Gail,nice low angle,good detail and light,like the action of the water.

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    Beautiful shot of this guy keeping his breeding plumage clean. Good low POV, nice position of the bird, and action captured; well exposed.

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    Missed this earlier Gail
    I have a thing for birds in water ! Grand shot- just enough movement to convey whats happening- and the droplets too. Exposure and detail spot on.
    Cheers
    John
    ( and a nice blurry reflection ! Yippee!)

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    Wonderful angle, sharpness and tonal detail.

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