I captured this image at Gatorland, this year in the rookery at the alligator breeding pond. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/3200 F/11 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1100 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped to close up for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 04-08-2019 at 07:58 PM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
The bird whisperer does it again. Awesome color and details (no surprise from you). The eye and lores would be enough, you just had to nail those whites too. TFS
This is a really clever take on this species. The color and detail on the featured lores is excellent. I might try to equalize the whites across the bird with some local adjustment. Right now the bird's right shoulder is brighter than the rest of his face. If you could equalize that by turning down the shoulder and removing some of the gray in the face I think it would strengthen an already awesome frame.
This is a really clever take on this species. The color and detail on the featured lores is excellent. I might try to equalize the whites across the bird with some local adjustment. Right now the bird's right shoulder is brighter than the rest of his face. If you could equalize that by turning down the shoulder and removing some of the gray in the face I think it would strengthen an already awesome frame.
Hey Dorian, easy enough to do. I used the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom to burn the shoulder and on the head I removed black from the whites.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Great Egret... Red Eye and Green Lore
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