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    I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

    Nikon D7000
    Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, Handheld
    1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 3200 Auto WB, image captured at 400mm (600mm 35mm Equivalent)
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
    Cropped for composition and presentation
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    I don't think you could have done any better given the angle the bird gave you; there was no way to avoid the posterior being OOF. That said, the detail and color on the face is beautiful, and you caught a very nice head turn. The thin white line of feathers on the bird's right brow might be a bit hot, but that's pretty minor in the grand scheme. Nicely done!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dorian Anderson View Post
    I don't think you could have done any better given the angle the bird gave you; there was no way to avoid the posterior being OOF. That said, the detail and color on the face is beautiful, and you caught a very nice head turn. The thin white line of feathers on the bird's right brow might be a bit hot, but that's pretty minor in the grand scheme. Nicely done!
    Hi Dorian, thank you for viewing and commenting. I rotated and cropped the image differently lessening the impact of the OOF posterior. I also fixed that small hot white band. WDYT?
    Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 07-16-2022 at 02:31 PM.
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