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    I captured this image from the fifth floor of a parking garage in a city suburb of Orlando, Florida. The day I was there was not ideal, a bright overcast day would be better because the nest is across the street and northerly from the parking garage. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, image captured at 400mm
    1/4000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 3600 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
    Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

    P. S. I posted a similar image from the series previously, today I revisited the images working on this one.
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    Wonderful behavior. A very engaging image. Looks good for iso-3600. If it were mine, I would try to darken the twig just to the left of the right foot of the adult. I would also try to lighten the face of the chick tiny bit.

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    Hi Joe, if the Parking lot had a wall overlooking the nest then using a bean bag may have been better, more stable IMHO than a mono pod.

    Based on the chick I think the image may have been under exposed, looks lifted and so the BKG is more noisy. Also towards the tail there is so outlining and odd masking Joe.

    Saything that Joe, balancing the Contrast and blue coming through in the nest helps, likewise some NR and then some careful Saturation. Like Dan's image could this be another project, where you get some better light and some interesting interaction???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Joe, if the Parking lot had a wall overlooking the nest then using a bean bag may have been better, more stable IMHO than a mono pod.

    Based on the chick I think the image may have been under exposed, looks lifted and so the BKG is more noisy. Also towards the tail there is so outlining and odd masking Joe.

    Saything that Joe, balancing the Contrast and blue coming through in the nest helps, likewise some NR and then some careful Saturation. Like Dan's image could this be another project, where you get some better light and some interesting interaction???

    TFS
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    Hi Steve, thanks for viewing and commenting. Here is a JPEG of the master file as it is out of the camera. It shows the difficult light of mid afternoon at the nest site. Morning or evening would be side light because the nest is directly north of the parking garage. In my post processing I tried to balance the light on the adult bird and slightly raised the exposure on the chick. I burned the nest and reduced the highlights to tone that down. Normally I would have moved the birds left in the viewfinder and image but the urban setting has buildings to the right with only one area of trees that provide the background. Really only one place to shoot from with out the background cluttered with buildings. The birds have been using the nest site on a platform for years, just have to find the right conditions. Any suggestions would be appreciated... thanks.
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    Hi Joe, it's always very easy to make comments from the comfort of a comfy chair in studio, as not being there you are unaware of all the issues in obtaining the shot, so many thanks for the insight to gaining the capture.

    For me the JPEG doesn't really help, IMHO your best friend is always your Histogram when achieving ANY shot and knowing how to read it. Having small speckle highlights that are blown isn't an issue, remember what you see is a JPEG preview of the raw, not the raw itself, so you may have been able to push a tad more to the right without detrimental damage to the file. In this day an age having to 'lift' an image shouldn't be necessary, however, there are times where I might shoot a third under to retain Dynamic range, keep ISO low and lift in PP, because the tweak is less aggressive, but it all depends on the file.

    'Burning' may not be the answer as there are many ways to skin a cat Joe, getting the overall balance right, then exporting to PS when you have far more control and options would be the way to go, then when finished, in your case Exporting back to LR, perhaps making some additional tweaks prior to final Export out.

    Looking at the techs, going to say 1/2000 or 2500 should have been adequate, upping the DoF maybe, but the DoF may still have not given you the chick in focus either, this is why that lovely button on your camera is so good. At times we have to break from old setting and think about increasing our techs, but it has to be for the right reasons. Lighting the nest sounds hard from what you say and something I can sympathise with. Maybe just getting a lighting that is even (within reason) and then 'building' the file in PP?

    If you want to fire over the file, please feel free as I'm around all day, just making a packing lists, sorting tickets out and sorting some new kit out, so happy to help if I can.

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    Good shot overall, just the noisy background could do with some heavier Neat Image treatment IMO.

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    Nice view of this nest. Would have never guesss it in a unnatural setting. The adult could have gave you a slight,slight more of a head turn towards you. Like the open mouth on the chick. Background is nice as well. Agree with you about the overcast light.

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