COOT SALAD

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Viera Coot foraging for some more salad. Boy; these little buggers will give you an "exposure" workout!
Specs:
Canon 7d
500mm F4
F8
ISO 200
1/250

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Don Did well with the exposure capturing lots of shadow detail, having the salad is a big plus !! Would crop from the bottom right to the first water circle, reflection not strong enough .. would take a little from top also !!

... btw for the beak you can select the white and duplicate, will give you some detail !!!

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Thks Al, I'll make some changes, and give'r a go!
Don

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Redo, is this what you had in mind? Not sure i follow you on the suggested technique for the bill; as i'm using LR 2.6. Also i did try the selctive curves, and yes it works like a champ!
Thks don

[Alfred Forns]

Looks good Don

Might even take a little of the top but its mostly taste, good PS work !!

[Don Lacy]

Hey Don, Perfect exposure on the Coot and getting him with breakfast was a nice bonus. All I did with this one was use curves and a layer mask to darken the bill a little and another curves adjustment and mask to pull just a little bit more detail out of the blacks round the neck. I did another round of sharpening which is more a matter of taste and cropped it a little more also a matter of taste. I think I have the same image from the morning but with a slightly different angle.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Don - nice work on the exposure - did well.
Like the repost with the little more detail in the blacks. Good HA and eye contact.
Like it.

[Gus Cobos]

Beautiful capture Don...I like the details. The head angle and sharp eye are spot on...the repost is great...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Gentlemen, appreciate the feedback,and help;as the digital workflow/proceess has a learner's curve for sure.
Don