I captured this image in early June at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 280mm
1/500 F/7.1 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 2200, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Nicely done and looks quite familiar. Most folks give up on GL much too soon. It was spectacular in early June this year. The mid-tones might go a bit darker and the Vibrance could stand a boost.
with love, artie
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Nicely done and looks quite familiar. Most folks give up on GL much too soon. It was spectacular in early June this year. The mid-tones might go a bit darker and the Vibrance could stand a boost.
with love, artie
Hi Artie, thank you for viewing and commenting, much appreciated. Here is a repost with mid-tones darker and vibrance raised.
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 09-02-2017 at 03:27 PM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.
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Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,
What a beauty this is, and well captured, Joe. Love the pose and all the feather detail. Lovely BG. To me the original represents the quality of soft or defused light you were working with. I'm not apposed to Artie's suggestion, it's just my opinion.
Joe, nice work as usual! I like the 'friz' on the top of the head. IQ, background, tones and DOF look great to me, as does the composition. Hard for me to pick between the original post and repost though. They both look great.
The frizz is what makes this image fun. Made me smile.
I prefer the OP but would tweak the blacks in the neutrals in selective coloring in PS. I find the repost is "too much",
Gail
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