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I like the top side and the head turn with beautiful ocean BG. I'd like to see more details in the whites and a bit more sharpening on the bird
TFS
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Nice pose, nice eye contact and I love the beautiful patterns in the water. Even nicer that you didn't slip from the absolute edge of that cliff!!! On my screen the whites of the bird are a touch bright and could use a bit more details. Your exposure was good so should be an easy fix. What I would do is select the bird, use NIK detail extractor at about 25-30% opacity to bring out a touch more details. It will also gray out the whites a little so then I would go into selective color and lower the blacks in the whites maybe 10 points or so. You will have to play with it to get the proper balance. But I think that minor adjustment will have a nice impact on the shot. Would also warm it up a bit as well. The changes will be subtle but should strengthen an already very nice photo.
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Really like the doral view and that blue water background. Nice one.
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BPN Member
Love the colours throughout and a good POV. I agree that there is more detail to be had on the whites.
Will
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I like the wing position, POV, composition and BG. Very nice image Ivan.
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Publisher
Wonderful top shot with the WHITEs presented too bight. In addition to Isaac's suggestions you might try moving the Highlight slider to the left a bit during the RAW conversion.
with love, artie
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Publisher
You fell into the trap by making the WHITEs grey :(. The trick is to tease out some detail while keeping the whites white. If you want, send me the RAW file by large file server to samandmayasgrandp@att.net.
with love, artie
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BPN Member
This is a really strong frame, Ivan! Yes, the white were too bright but the repost looks much better. The watery background with just a hint of foam is perfect!
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Publisher
Thanks Ivan. I thought that it looked a bit better.
with love, artie
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