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    This image was taken at Bosque Del Apache NM Last year.

    It was beautiful morning with nice colors in the sky.

    I love the feel of the image. Some how the export Jpeg color looked muted. I don't know why


    Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TCII
    ISO 800, f/9, 1/30 sec
    Shutter Priority, 1 EV


    Post Processing:-

    Removed a distracting Element on the left side and added more canvas.
    Cropped for Presentation.
    Processed with Luminar to add a little more texture to the clouds.

    Hope you like it.


    Let me know your thoughts and comments.


    Thanks for watching.


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    I really like this. I typically don't care for blur shots at all but you have all the elements here for a beautiful photo. An amazing and textured sky, and a nice contrasting flock of birds. The birds here are just sharp enough in the body and the wings blurred gives a great feel to the image. Very nice.

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    Hi Krishna, I am also not a fan of slow shutter speeds, but I actually like this. I think that due to the amazing colours in your sky, it works.

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    Excellent capture, Krishna. The colors are remarkable, the blurred wings even have a clear edge, and the bodies well defined. Also love the angle of their climb.

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    I am not usually a fan of blurs but this is beautiful.
    Love the colors and the placement of the birds in the frame.
    This would look amazing printed on Fine Art Hannemuhle paper in a large size.
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    Beautifully excuted Krishna, and aesthetically first class. Really lovely background and beautifully handled blur. It would be hard to get much better than this.

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    Thank you all for the comments.

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    I am a huge fan of blurs and I love this one. Are the birds intact and as they are in the NEF file?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    I am a huge fan of blurs and I love this one. Are the birds intact and as they are in the NEF file?

    with love to my Nikon advisor, artie
    Thank you Artie.
    Yes birds are almost untouched and same in NEF file

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krishna Prasad kotti View Post
    Thank you Artie.
    Yes birds are almost untouched and same in NEF file
    What does "almost untouched" mean?

    with love, artie

    ps: my question is, was the arrangement of the birds in the RAW as perfect as it is in the posted image? Or was one of the birds moved a bit?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    What does "almost untouched" mean?

    with love, artie

    ps: my question is, was the arrangement of the birds in the RAW as perfect as it is in the posted image? Or was one of the birds moved a bit?
    I don’t think I moved the birds around. I might have added some canvas on the right side, may be that the was not this shot. I had 3-4 shots out of which I selected this one to post here. I will post screenshot of untouched RAW in this post soon

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    Hi Artie,

    Below is the NEF File from Lightroom edits. Only Change in Lightroom is to crop a bit on the right.


    Let me know if you have any questions.

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    Thanks Krishna. I might have been tempted to move the third bird in the group up a bit :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Thanks Krishna. I might have been tempted to move the third bird in the group up a bit :)

    with love, artie
    I agree Artie, now that you mentioned it. I think it will look good to move it up a bit.

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