Two, before and afters, back to back..although I didn't sink any ships...lolol...nice one David....I took this photo, trying to get a decent reflection...but the Wood Stork was feeding and moving around quickly, so boosted ISO to get a high enough f stop so bird and reflection were in focus...did not like all the scum and green ripples around the bird or the exposure...mainly all cloning and some saturation..curves..cropped 40%...noise reduction
Paul, I definitely like the "after" better but I'd check the histogram on the back feathers of the bird - they look better to me in the original image...got a bit more detail to them and a little less shine.
Paul, I think you did a good job on the water and the colors do pop more. I like the whites in the orig. better also. I think if you smooth out the greens a little more your image would be un -detectable! You could try the smudge tool at low opacity and move tool outward to the edges,sometimes it helps if you follow the pattern
Thanks Julie and Denise I've work on that, always learning. Does repost address A: body (caused in previous by to much NR), copied black of wing and white of body, pasted into image B: Green water smoothness, masked area and passed smudge tool over it right to left at 7%.
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