Sony A9 400 2.8
1/3200 F4.5 ISO 500
Shot using live view from my modified ground pod.
Cloned out the birds tracker, and two channel markers.
The male White morph, still showing some color in Late June.
Nice light, good wing positions, and I like the water trailing off the feet.
Hi Robert, this is a gorgeous frame and agree with Dan's comment above, really enjoyed this.
Just a thought and it probably goes too far away from the original capture, but just some simple tweaks in Curves and some additional sharpening offers another alternative with more pop, but I would suggest the OP needs some more USM to show off that fantastic plumage you initially captured.
Nice one.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thanks for the feedback on the image. It is much appreciated and learned from. Steve thanks for taking the time to rework the image. It looks very good and it does have more pop.
Robert, a really beautiful frame. You can get a lot of mileage from this bird I think as it's so photogenic. Nice details and again, the whites against the pretty blue works great.
Not sure what the natural like was like at time of capture but perhaps somewhere in between the original and repost might work.