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    Default Common Eider portrait

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    Ann chose the common eider for our Iceland show and tell.
    The female is rather plain but is still lovely in an understated way.
    Canon 1 DX1, 600mm v.3 and 2 x converter v.3
    ISO 1250 F 9SS 1/1600
    Crop to 80% FF.
    PP: Crop, usual LR sliders, Topaz AI clear on low setting Luminosity mask to BG water and bumped up the saturation of the blues in the BG.
    Converted to JPEG which required a reduction in quality to 8 to meet the BPN sizing requirements.
    Cloned out an extra catchlight.
    Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
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    Nice pose and great detail in this up-close portrait. Lovely Icelandic light. Well processed.

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    I like the wet feathers and how the ends come to a point. Also, the POV, HA and the lovely colors against the pale BG. Nice eider!

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    Psychedelic details! I like the water drops strewn about here and there. I kinda wish that white area in extreme lower right corner was not there, but the rest of the portrait is so strong that I can overlook it.

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    Dead solid pose in the nice soft light. This would have made a nice vertical. I know easier to say after the fact.

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    Man is this sweet girl sharp Gail, wow!

    I almost thought there was too much sharpening at first but I gather that's just the appearance when their feathers are wet. So cool.

    Knowing how awkward you (and I) find these comps sometimes I'm glad to see you giving it a go. On this one I might wish for a tad more below but it's a well processed image in my book!

    TFS

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    nice low angle, like the water drops. I also find the image quite a bit over sharpened. I find that I need to sharpen wet ducks less or they will look over sharpened and crunchy.

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    Here is the unsharpened JPEG!
    WDYT?
    In previous post I used Smart Sharpen at 5%.

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    It’s not the opacity amount Gail, more the input amounts, especially if you go to advance with Smart Sharpen.
    Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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    repost a bit better but still looks over sharpened on my NEC.
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    The repost of this sharp image looks fine on my MacBook Pro. I love the feather pattern on her back. I wish only for a bit more room below.

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