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[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Gatorland early morning Yawn! I watched this for awhile waiting for an open eye, seems they can't do both at the same time, Darnnit! No changes made to image, with some slight sharpening.:)
Specs:
Canon 7d
500mm plus 1.4 EX TCII
F 6.3
!/1000
Flash ETTL -2
Eval metering -.67
ISO 320

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Don Sweet image Eye is easy to fix, just darken the pupil Like the pose and clean bg !!! Big Congrats !!

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Thks Al, man so much to learn thks for the tips! I do like this better!
Don

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Don Can select the eye (except pupil) and lighten/saturate some, then deselect and darken pupil ... with all selections do feather by one or two pixels

...btw should have used a slight curves to bring up the contrast on the red, had deleted image from PS !!

[Bob Miller]

HI Don...Great image! Like Al's repost showing just the pupil darkened....It sure makes a big difference! Nice clean bg and interesting behavior

[Lance Peters]

Hi Don - lovely BG rocks - love that tongue - wondering if the plumage needs to be darkened a little - looks a bit bright on my screen - could just be my screen.
Big congrats - like it a lot!!

[Troy Lim]

Great shot, This is one of my favorite birds. It is a great shot. Once you fix the eye, would be awesome.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Don, Strong portrait with the tongue giving it alot of interest. Al did a great job on the eye which is all I thought needed a fix. Well done!

[Don Lacy]

Hi Don, Love the tongue and BG .

[Barry Schifflin]

Well done. That's a pose you don't see to often