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    Default American Avocets in Breeding Plumage - Feeding

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    Hi All,

    This image was made yesterday at Decker Lake, Utah. I was so happy to see American Avocets in Breeding Plumage. I initially noticed it in my birding trip and then went early morning the next. It was little difficult to get the right head angle with them feeding.

    I tried to get a correct sun-angle as I could with the exception of not going inside the pond.

    Let me know your comments.

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    Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 1.7xTCII
    ISO 800, f/6.7, 1/800 sec
    Manual Mode, Matrix Metering
    No Flash

    Post Processing:-
    Cleaned up water to removed dirt
    Leveling and Added a little canvas to the left of the image.
    contrast mask on the part of eye and head
    Noise Reduction and Sharpening

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    Lovely looking bird with beautiful colours. Nice pose on the bird, with a good reflection. I would try sharpening the bird a little more. I like how you left the little bug, with its own reflection.

    Will

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    Thank you will.

    I will try to increase the sharpness of the bird.

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    Reposting the image after adding contrast mark on the bird.

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