Picazuro Pigeon (too much PS)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi everybody, I have been for more than two weeks now trying to photograph this Pigeon in this exact pose, but as the title says, this image has a lot of PS work on it as you can see from the RAW file below, still, I know that sooner or later I will get this pose correctly but in the mean time... just fro fun, here's this "saved" image. Hope you like it despite the original shot is preety much worthless :o Enjoy.

1/1600Seg.
F4.0
+1/3
ISO 800
300mm f4
MarkII
Handheld

[Ramon M. Casares]

Here's the RAW :(

[Nancy A Elwood]

Bravo Ramon on your PS technique!! Terrific pose and timing with exposure spot on. Well done. Your effort produced a very pleasing image. I like the spot light effect on the bird.

[Ofer Levy]

Great shot and well done for saving it. I see no problem in the PS work you did. I feel this is exactly the way we need to use the modern technology we are so lucky to have.

[Danny J Brown]

Fabulous shot Ramon, with or w/o the PS. I always love that foot color on these critters.

[Dan Brown]

Thumbs up on the PS work Ramon! I can't wait for your "keeper" shot!

[Tom Wilberding]

Outstanding! I like the blurred background. Did you use a flash to get the spotlight effect on the pigeon?
Your editing of this photo was great. I have no idea how you added the clipped right wing--maybe you pasted in a right wing from another image of this bird? I also am fascinated by the ruffled underwing coverts. I guess this is sort of a "flaps down" technique when this bird lands. I also like the way the eyes and the feet are a similar color.

So bravo Mother Nature and bravo photogapher!

[Narayan Pai]

good shot and love the light on the bird.....great PP on this one :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Amigo, well done! Love the result of your hard PS process. I am sure that the day you can nail one SOC like this you will be stoked! Your honesty is commendable man! :) Thanks for sharing.

[Harshad Barve]

Awsome PP work
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Ramon, just love the flared wingspan, overall sharp, and congrats on the pp work you have done to save the image.

[Duane Noblick]

If you didn't post the original RAW screen capture I wouldn't have known what you added or removed so well done on your efforts using PS.

I like the sharpness, pose and spotlight on the bird.

[Richard Mc Donald]

Only one thing to say Ramon and that's "fully sick" :-]

Richard

[Ramon M. Casares]

Thank you all very much for your comments and kind words :) Glad you like it!

[David Fletcher]

Long way down here Ramon. Bravo on your technique. Great shot. Great reminder to not throw away our rejects. Well done my friend. :):)

[Suzanne Huot]

Real impressive post Processing work ,