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Malachite Kingfisher
Attachment not loaded due to a server error so I had to upload it seperately. Wish I had a way of deleting and restarting it because now it will not produce a thumbnail.
Anyway - there I was, minding my own business in a bird hide at our local botanical gardens when this beauty suddenly appeared out of nowhere, sat within a few metres from me and curiously tried to figure out what I was trying to do. Long enough to give me ample time to take all the shots I wanted. Certainly the highlight of my day...
Common sharpening & highlight/shadow adjustments in LR. Details enhanced just a touch using lumo masks in PS (curves).
Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S 300mm f4 ED-IF + TCE14 II
f/8 | 1/400s | 1000 ISO
Last edited by Tobie Schalkwyk; 03-28-2015 at 01:07 PM.
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Hi Tobie
Missed this one earlier. (I often do with the ones with no thumbnail!)
Detail is spot on and I like the vegetation. Takes it away from a "bird on a stick"
A tiny bit of OOF veg in the back would make it for me but thats a wierd preference of mine- certainly no big deal.
Great stuff
john
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Originally Posted by
John Robinson
Hi Tobie
Missed this one earlier. (I often do with the ones with no thumbnail!)
Detail is spot on and I like the vegetation. Takes it away from a "bird on a stick"
A tiny bit of OOF veg in the back would make it for me but thats a wierd preference of mine- certainly no big deal.
Great stuff
john
Thanks for looking & commenting John! I also tend to miss the non-thumbnailed posts so I was a little upset when a server error caused the post to load without an attachment. So I hope not too many guys miss my post for the same reason - surely one of the milepost shots in my bird photography venture!
Unfortunately more detail in the BG was not possible - it's a dam's muddy water that makes up the BG.
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Beautiful plumage with nice sharpness. I would have preferred a few less OOF twigs in front of the bird.
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Doug Brown
Beautiful plumage with nice sharpness. I would have preferred a few less OOF twigs in front of the bird.
Thanks Doug! I was not planning to clean some of the branches up, but since we're here to have fun - I always like to see how far I can push PS' Content Aware Fill: