Killdeer

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Ouray NWR, UT in October

Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D850 600 f/4 + 1.4 x TCIII
Info 1/3200 f/8.0 ISO1600
Manual; Matrix metering
Almost Full Frame

Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P 20
Slight Crop from top left
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge selectively
Clone some spots in the foreground and background

Let me know your thoughts and comments.

Thanks
Krishna

[David Roach]

Simply sublime... Do I really need to say why... TFS

ps
You are a master at small in frame canvas...

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Krishna ...

Pretty much perfect !!!
Love the overall color palette and the mirrored subject !!! Great work .

For the sake of interest , why are you using Neat Image at such low Iso values ????

TFS Andreas

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Hi Krishna ...

Pretty much perfect !!!
Love the overall color palette and the mirrored subject !!! Great work .

For the sake of interest , why are you using Neat Image at such low Iso values ????

TFS Andreas

Hi Andreas,

D850 has lots of small pixel noise. So I generally run neat image at default settings which cleans it up for me.

Technically you don’t need to do it.


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[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks for the additional info

[Brian Sump]

Krishna, nice work once again.

Although my Killdeer sometimes get raked through the coals here, I'll offer that I think you lifted the mids too much here. It just feels super thin.

While I understand there are two camps here on BPN, I think this could stand a bit of boost.

Meanwhile, although the water line is a little distracting with the mud clumps I still really dig this frame.

TFS

[dankearl]

Nice angle and image. It can go much darker for me..

[Dorian Anderson]

Wide view is very nice, and the reflection really adds interest. I agree you could use a bit more contrast, but you just need a little.

[arash_hazeghi]

love the low angle, a bit small in the frame for me

TFS

[John Mack]

I think it works well small in the frame. The mirror reflection is nice as well. The gold tones are a nice touch.