I captured this image along Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, Florida. 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
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 450 Auto 1 WB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat image for noise reduction, removed a few twigs from the lower left side of the frame
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 08-23-2019 at 07:02 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Nice clean view of this guy.
I like the way the feet are curled around the branches.
I would take a sliver off the RHS to get rid of some of the OOF perch.
IQ looks good.
The main perch just below and between the feet looks "cloudy". May be from cloning and the selection spilled over into the perch? Easy fix,
Gail
Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. Here is a post of the original as out of the camera. In the area between the feet under the branch there is a dark smudge, most likely out of focus vegetation. Not sure if it in front of the branch or behind the branch. I will revisit the image to better clean that up. Thanks again everyone.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Excellent use of the Clipper Tool in Photoshop. And a good clean-up job overall.
with love, artie
ps: if you'd like to visit Circle Bar B, other great Lakeland locations, and a few more great spots, check out The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide that I co-wrote and co-illustrated with Joe.
Last edited by Arthur Morris; 08-24-2019 at 09:48 AM.
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