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    Not one of the prettiest birds but one that sure provides a function of cleaning up road kill in Florida. Image captured last Saturday while driving Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. 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 FFE0
    1/4000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 1400 AWB, image captured through open car window
    Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC
    Cropped for composition and presentation
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    Like the head angle and sharpness but think it would work much better as a vertical crop then landscape.

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    Hi Joe this is really nice and can you see what I meant when I said 'comparison' in relation to the images on another thread?

    If you add some luminosity layer adjustments to the head, you will really bring home the beautiful detail & texture within the head, it's really cool Joe, killer background.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Joe this is really nice and can you see what I meant when I said 'comparison' in relation to the images on another thread?

    If you add some luminosity layer adjustments to the head, you will really bring home the beautiful detail & texture within the head, it's really cool Joe, killer background.

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    Hey Steve, thanks for viewing and your suggested improvements. I looked at the image your emailed with your edit, and tried to do the same using Lightroom. Let me know what you think?
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    Well there you go, look at all that lovely detail & texture you capture in the original file, worth the rework.

    But someone must love him???

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    These guys have their own unique beauty. Good details overall. Although I photograph wide-open almost all the time, I do like to stop down for tight portraits, if possible, especially for larger birds...this will often get the shoulder part as sharp as the head. More room above would be nice here. Great head turn, and excellent background!

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    Excellent portrait with beautiful colors.

    Regards,
    Satish.

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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.
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