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Nice and sharp. The light is very nice. Good detail on the bird as well. Love a dorsal view like this. I like the feather pattern.
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Thanks John. I must admit that the only thing that bugs me is the shadow (just added that comment in my original post).
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This is a very cool image, Paul, has its flaws but the face and beak are nice... run some more NR on the BG.
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Thanks Dan. Maybe some very minor noise at 200%, but an easy fix. I also went back and removed the faint halo around the top of the bird's beak.
Last edited by Paul Burdett; 04-17-2021 at 10:36 PM.
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Very close! Great head, beak and back detail and very nice light. Maybe a bit of work on those shadows in the BG would soften them.
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Hi Colin. Thank you for the feedback and suggestion...it's appreciated.
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Paul I love this. My wish is you didn't have all the darks. Don't know if you can do anything with this. I'm not that great in PS. That beak and face,eyes just fantastic with the light. Even the feathers going down the back lovely. TFS
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The way the light hits the face is really nice.
Perfect HA.
Nothing you can do about the shadows.
Gail
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Great bird, sharp, sweet light, and a perfect exposure. But the shadows make this on an insta-delete for me.
with love, artie
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I can see the attraction of this image Paul....The head area....Lovely light, detail and eye perfect....The shadows and position of the near wing are a bummer.
Will
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Thank you all for the feedback...much appreciated.
Artie: Yes, even though the shadows are not ideal I'm ok with them. Certainly not an insta-delete for me, as I only got 2 shots at this distance, and I really like the the image.
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ps: DeNoise AI on the background is much needed.
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Thanks Artie. Thank you for taking the time to edit...much appreciated. Interesting crop...I thought of 16x9 at first, but settled on the posted crop. I do like the smoothing you did, thank you. I did run Topaz DN, but maybe more BG NR needed as you say. Hoping to get back to the same location soon. Cheers.
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Paul, the head and lighting from there up is about as nice as it gets. Beautifully processed.
I am not even sure the shadows would have been as much an issue from my view had the wing extended down through the lower portion of the frame. Dramatic lighting can have an impact, of course depending on the rest of the frame.
So many of the right pieces on this one. Keep pushing my friend, it's fun to watch you improve!
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Brian: Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
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Hi Paul indeed a very nice and intense frame you posted .
Works for me as presented , like the IQ ...
TFS Andreas
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Hi Andreas...thank you. Your feedback is appreciated as always. Cheers.