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    Default Female Black necked Stilt

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    I made this image in Bear River Migratory Refuge last weekend.

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    Nikon D500 600 f/4
    1/800 sec; f/4.0; ISO 1250
    Manual; Matrix metering




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    Raw Processing using C1P, Adjusted White Balance to Neutralize whites on the bird (Bird in Shade).
    No Cropping
    Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
    Neat Image NR
    Sharpening for Presentation
    Dodge selectively
    Cloned some spots on the water mush.




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    What a unique background! The colors are really pretty. Do you know what caused the interesting bumpy texture on the water. Exposure and detail on the bird look great. I might turn down the luminosity on the background to make
    the colors appear a bit richer. Just an idea as someone gave me a similar suggestion last week and it really made the image better when I tried it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dorian Anderson View Post
    What a unique background! The colors are really pretty. Do you know what caused the interesting bumpy texture on the water. Exposure and detail on the bird look great. I might turn down the luminosity on the background to make
    the colors appear a bit richer. Just an idea as someone gave me a similar suggestion last week and it really made the image better when I tried it.
    Background are light reflections from green and red colors plants.. I toned down the background colors a lot..

    I do not know what caused the bumpy Textures in the water colors.

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    I love the colors and the stilts' walking pose but I am not crazy about the "bumpy texture".
    Personal taste thing.
    You captured the red eye perfectly.
    I would try Dorian's idea ( which I think is brilliant and I will keep that idea tucked away in my brain for use in the future).
    Gail

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    Nice view of this sharp bird. But my eye went right to that unique looking water. Love the color there.

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    a classic shot Krishna, in a perfect world the water surface would be glassy but you had no control over that
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    Wonderful walking pose, and nice comp. To me the water texture adds some interest, albeit with some distraction. Dorian's suggestion is worth a try.

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