This image looks a bit washed out. The bg was quite dark when we were there, but it looks ominously dark in the image. Or should I call that good contrast with the subject, making the bird pop more? lol
Isn't this an example of doing exactly what you should have done? With that dark background, you were in danger of really over-exposing the bird, but it looks like the details are there. Did you have any clipping in the whites? I'm guessing we wouldn't care so much about losing shadow details of the slime covering the stagnant water... :D
Hi Cheryl,
Nice action captured here. you might consider cloning in some texture from a portion of the bid's bill to eliminate the hot spots. and perhaps burn in at about 9% on the section of the body that is flaring out a little. as far as the background goes , see if you can lighten it just a tad not too much, and then use your blur brush to blend it in better...good show, you did good...:cool:
Here I would take some from the top and would not mind going with the flow and making even darker Will help the bird stand out. You did well with the basic exposure but the light was from your right side. Would also fix the bill form the shiny spots.
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