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    Shot in Santa Anna refuge Tx February. Processed with Dpp 4 and Photoshop,Neat Image. Comments and critique appreciated. I think I brought out the black detail better than the previous one and still not happy with the white values. But I am getting close to blowing the highlights.Also added canvas to the right side.
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    Lovely low shooting angle, head angle is great. Still looks a little warm regarding the WB but that may have been the light at the time - making the whites totally neutral produces quite a cold shot.

    Blacks look good, I think you've just about got the whites right.

    Do you have any more in the sequence with a more exaggerated walking pose? Its - IMHO - often nicer to see shore birds walking with one foot out in front of the other (minor point).

    Overall, a nice frame

    Mike

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    Your whites have a bit of yellow caste to me but the brightness looks right, easy tweak.
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    Strong look at this guy. Exposure looks good, and the details across the bird are excellent. To me, the frame has a pinkish cast - the water in particular - which is probably imbued by the horizontal sun. The bird is a bit tight in the
    frame for me. This species/individual is upright enough that a standard 3x2 with more room above and below might look better.

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    Here is a second revision. I still think it has a cast just different. Made a curves adjustment using the eye dropper and moving around different areas of the blacks.

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    Hi Kevin, nice image of a stilt. This image looks good, it is about where I would leave it and call it done. Thank you for sharing.
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    Nice low angle. Maybe a touch more below. Like the framing and the light.

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    The repost is better IMO, much better blues to the water. I like the low angle and details. Nice red iris as well.

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