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    EOS R RF 70-200 f2.8 1/1300 ISO 200 HH, Manual EXP, cropped for composition (~ 60% of FF)

    This is the fledgling I spotted first on my bike ride the other night. Raised hackles from sibling flying in. This one was in dappled light from late afternoon sun coming through hanging Banyan branches. Head and tail in shadow while front breast and neck in bright late sun. Thankfully no cloning done here. I tried subtle ( I say subtle, sure you'll let me know if too much) burn and dodge on the subject. At ISO 200 noise was not a problem in those shadows and I shot wide open to soften the close grass BG. Finally, this beauty was using the natural Banyan root perch. Believe it or not, I have desat yellows and greens a few points in all recent images. Loving this RF glass. Can't wait for super telephoto of same. 200mm is challenging my field craft abilities.

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    Neat pose and perch. You did an excellent job of evening out the exposure. And the image is quite sharp. Lower would have been better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Neat pose and perch. You did an excellent job of evening out the exposure. And the image is quite sharp. Lower would have been better.

    with love, a

    ps: which species?
    Yellow-crowned night heron recently fledged.
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    I like the light, there are some strong artifacts around the head area. some feathers go missing... looks like a cut and paste , happens when you mask the bird and blur the BG

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    Quote Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi View Post
    I like the light, there are some strong artifacts around the head area. some feathers go missing... looks like a cut and paste , happens when you mask the bird and blur the BG

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    Hi Arash, No masking, no blur. Thanks for the input. At 2.8 and this close, the BG falls off quickly. I don't see artifacts...
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Roach View Post
    Hi Arash, No masking, no blur. Thanks for the input. At 2.8 and this close, the BG falls off quickly. I don't see artifacts...
    halo is quite visible from here, it doesn't look natural to me but maybe I am just imagining things
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    Nice shot. I like the light, the composition and the pose. Details look good and the exposure seems to be well chosen for the situation.
    I would darken the pupil to give it a more natural and sharper look. Not the biggest fan of the pattern of such grass but it works okay here.

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    Yea, I think the perch is kinda fun. I though it was a big, buttressing root as soon as I saw it. Bird is nice and sharp, and he has a nice engaging look. Biggest issue here is uneven lighting left to right across the perch and the vacuous top part of the frame. Background blur is a bit uneven, but I wouldn't spend tons of time working on it. It is what it is.

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    Nice pose. The exposure is right on. I could see some more room below and less above.

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