I got out to Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. Osprey were the dominant species seen, they must be arriving from up north. This is one of the images I captured. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 320
Post Processed in Lightroom 5, minimal cropping for composition
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
I like how the perch mimics the wing position, under wing details, open beak and sharpness. I would take a little off the bottom comp wise but fine as presented. Nice image Joe.
Interesting image. Your composition works well for me, and the opposite side of the perch helps to balance the image. I would like to see the osprey's head, esp the eye area, burned a little, darker. The eye and that area is looking very bright.
I like the pose, perch, and sharpness. Marina touched on the one thing that caught my attention...if you used the burn tool set "shadows" and at about 6-8% "exposure" the blacks on the pupil and eye ring will be nicely punched up.
Our Ospreys are pretty much all gone now...perhaps you got one of ours now!
This is nitpicky, but I see a lowering of contrast in the eye now. I would do a quick mask with a soft brush, then (when you hit the Q key to come out of QM mode) that painted area will turn into a mask when you choose a Curves adjustment layer. Curves gives you independent control of shadows, midtones and highlights. And it's non-destructive, instead of cementing a tonal change into a pixel layer. In other words, you could darken the darks and lights in this area without lowering the contrast in the yellow part of the eye.
This is nitpicky, but I see a lowering of contrast in the eye now. I would do a quick mask with a soft brush, then (when you hit the Q key to come out of QM mode) that painted area will turn into a mask when you choose a Curves adjustment layer. Curves gives you independent control of shadows, midtones and highlights. And it's non-destructive, instead of cementing a tonal change into a pixel layer. In other words, you could darken the darks and lights in this area without lowering the contrast in the yellow part of the eye.
Thanks Diane, I will try what you suggested.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Osprey
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Originally Posted by Diane Miller
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