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    I captured this image of a friend at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 500 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
    Cropped from 2x3 to 16x9 for composition and presentation
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    Very nice portrait. Superb detail. Really like the background.

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    Nice tight portrait. Great background. The details look very nice.

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    Absolutely beautiful, I am surprised you went for f5.6 I would most certainly have gone for f8 to f11, I think then the bill tip would have been spot on.

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    Nice solid tight portrait.
    You got lucky with 5.6 and I would have gone for F8.
    Is this a big crop?IQ looks good- I am just wondering about how you got such good DOF at 5.6
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    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    Nice solid tight portrait.
    You got lucky with 5.6 and I would have gone for F8.
    Is this a big crop?IQ looks good- I am just wondering about how you got such good DOF at 5.6
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    Hi Gail, here is a screen capture showing the focus point and image as imported. The depth of field was 3.15 inches. Using a crop sensor camera increases the depth of field because while the field of view is that of a 600mm lens the depth of field is that of a 400mm lens. I cropped the image tight to eliminate the back of the bird and because the IQ was strong. When working tight it is important to make sure the auto-focus is spot on through fine tuning the camera and lens. Later today when I can post another image I will post a tight image of a Anhinga where the depth of field was 0.75 inches. Thank you for viewing and commenting.
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    Remarkable detail Joe, I really enjoy your images and skills, Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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    Joe, fantastic IQ, exposure, everything. I would be tempted to push the saturation a bit and see how it looks. Just to give it that extra punch, not that I don't like it as is. Very solid image with a "budget" zoom and (very capable) crop sensor camera.

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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.
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    Everything here looks just ducky to me. I particularly love the powder blue at the base of the bill.

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    Very Tight Crop Indeed.

    I like the Sharpness and Clean Background.

    Well done.

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    Nice sharp portrait Joe! Looks good to me
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