This poor guy/gal needs some help. I've done the best that I can with it but the image has a few problems. For one thing this is a panning shot taken with a hand held 600mm f4 L IS :eek: For another it's side lit which wreaks havoc on the off side exposure. It's also about a 100% crop (1/2 of the full frame?) but that typically isn't a factor unless I'm printing large.
It wasn't a planned shot. I was taking my camera out of the pickup and getting it ready to shoot when I spotted the Spoonbill coming toward us. I pulled up on the Spoonbill and got a few shots of it. This is the better of the group. If anyone has any suggestions, including toss it, I'm ready to hear them.
michael -
as no one's offer a fix, here's something you could consider assuming it's in RAW with good sharpness/focus
open a 2nd copy of the image as a separate layer with positive exposure correction (+1.5 to 2.0) which will recover details in the dark areas, then blend it into the final composite photo where needed. you could also open a 3rd with negative correction for the white highlights if it really bothers you
a fair bit of work, but you'd likely get a better final product
Spoonbill
