Featherscape...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at a stop along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Merritt Island, Florida. I cropped a portion of a spoonbill closeup for the theme this month. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 2000 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Jonathan Ashton]

Sorry Joe this doesn't work for me, it looks cropped and nothing like the IQ of your previous post.

[Kurt Bowman]

Hi Joe, I like the patterns in this, but the detail is really lost compared to most of your posts.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Jon and Kurt, thanks for viewing and commenting. I agree with your assessment regarding detail and sharpness. It was an idea I had for the theme but on second thought not a good idea. Pretty big bird with focus point on the eye area so the side feathers would not be as sharp. I was fixated on the pattern of colors. Thanks again...

[Daniel Cadieux]

I was going to post something similar of a GBH! I like the colours and patterns, but as noted the IQ is just not there. I hope you get the chance to try again on a closer individual!

[Joseph Przybyla]

[QUOTE=Daniel Cadieux;1262981]I was going to post something similar of a GBH! I like the colours and patterns, but as noted the IQ is just not there. I hope you get the chance to try again on a closer individual![/QUO

Hi Dan, thank for viewing and commenting. I hear your comments and your right. This spoon bill was so close I could only capture the head and body, but the focus point was on the eye/head. Maybe another trip to Blackpoint I will see another as close and think of a feather scape also.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Joe , sadly this does not work under the given circumstances .
WE should no the limits of our kit ..... but for sure worth an experiment .

TFS Andreas

[Arthur Morris]

Yes, the original post is not up to par or even bogey y. Maybe a double bogey ...

with love, artie

[Arthur Morris]

ps: I actually love the tight crop and image design.

with love, a