Wilson’s phalarope

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Antelope Island State Park, UT on July 26th


Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D850 600 f/4 + 1.4 x TCIII
1/2500 sec; f/8; ISO 1250
Manual; Matrix metering


Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P 20
Heavy crop
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge selectively
Cloned another bird's head on the right side.

Let me know your thoughts and comments.

Thanks
Krishna

[dankearl]

Not loving the square crop or white border with this, but bird and pose are terrific.

[gail bisson]

Great bird and I like the square crop. Suits the pose.
I find the details on the bird to be a bit coarse- is this a big crop? Perhaps a bit too much sharpening?
Love the soft, ethereal colors,
Gail
PS Never mind...I see you mention this is a big crop and I think that is the reason the bird IQ is not great.

[Kurt Bowman]

I really like the pose and reflection. I think the square crop works for this also. Nice work

[David Roach]

Pretty much perfect sans border. TFS

[John Mack]

The reflection makes this one. Nice low angle and of course that strech.

[Brian Sump]

Krishna, at first glance I was in awe of this pose. So pretty and unique and the matching reflection adds a bunch.

it seemed the IQ suffered a bit from your normal quality due to crop. The smooth blue to neutral bkg transition helps the frame.

Really can't tell what you did on the clone, so nice job on that!

[William Dickson]

Love this frame Krishna....Fab pose...try a looser crop, it will help with the IQ...Looking good

Will