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    I captured this image of a Mute Swan at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    1/640 F/11 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 1800 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 290mm
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction
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    At least 50... Love the water and nice preening pose but wish for less of a down angle. Beautiful canvas overall. TFS

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    I love the pose and the exposure looks excellent, just a minor point from my POV, I would sharpen the eye a little more.

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    Nice frame, with fun feather textures to look at - especially the left half of the image. Not sure if its just me, but I feel the image could go a bit brighter, especially the face area

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    Hi Joe, another corker, agree with Jon re just opening things up a little, I'd drop some of the blue in the whites so more of the creamy yellow albeit subtle comes through and a hint more USM overall. Some great detail as presented, but will look even better slightly crisper IMHO.

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    Not sure if its just me, but I feel the image could go a bit brighter, especially the face area
    FWIW Dan, I sent him this... it might answer your thoughts????
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    Joe:

    Agree about the great feather textures. Shooting angle ok for me. The brighter face area in Steve's repost is a plus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    FWIW Dan, I sent him this... it might answer your thoughts????
    Hi Steve, thanks for viewing and suggesting improvements. I used your edit as a guide and with the tools in Lightroom I came up with this trying to match yours. WDYT?
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    Hi Joe, no idea if mine is an improvement, you were there, but I still feel the feathers are more cooler, rather than warmer, would they be? Glad you retained the darker blue of the water. Try the eye dropper and then making a composite if that helps?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Joe, no idea if mine is an improvement, you were there, but I still feel the feathers are more cooler, rather than warmer, would they be? Glad you retained the darker blue of the water. Try the eye dropper and then making a composite if that helps?

    All the best.

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    Hi Steve, I think I may be blue/cooler challenged. Anyways here is another edit and repost that I raised the temperature on just the bird. WDYT?
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    Detail and hue improve across the various versions, so that's good on the processing front. The layered feathers are very pretty, but the lack of eye contact is an issue for me. I also feel like your caught between a body and head shot here. It's mostly personal preference, but I'm usually after one or the other.

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    Joe, beautiful canvas.

    Pose is elegant and like the comp. You captured lots of details.

    If you perhaps added a touch of brightness and sort the WB I think it's a keeper for sure!

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    I think you are there Joe, but going selective rather than global will help you, but we've chatted about this many times.
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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.
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