Good day,
This picture was taken in Catalonia in March. Comments and critiques will be welcome.
Canon Mark III, EF 500mm f/4 L IS USM, f/6.3, 1/400 sec., ISO 400, -1/3 exp comp., tripod, hide

Good day,
This picture was taken in Catalonia in March. Comments and critiques will be welcome.
Canon Mark III, EF 500mm f/4 L IS USM, f/6.3, 1/400 sec., ISO 400, -1/3 exp comp., tripod, hide
Wicked handsome bird. With it angled a way from you a bit, a look back head turn would have been nice. The BKGRis problematically distracting... There seems to be a big yellow cast... Be right back.
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Yup. I am thinking that these are more accurate colors...:)
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Awesome bird and the repost makes it just pop!

Thank you for your comments. Yes Arthur, I processed the picture in a non calibrated laptop so thank you for your help.
This is a spectacular bird and sadly in Spain only have a few in the northest.
Warm greetings from Spain.
You are welcome Tomas. Thanks for the greetings from Spain, and for your membership support.
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Magnificent species. Re-post looks very good. BG is a bit distracting, but not enough to pass this up.
Thought i would have a go at doing a clean up of the bg for you
hope you dont mind
Not bad but there are tell-tale repeating clone patterns and smudging in the area in front of the bird's breast and belly. Using the Patch Tool for such work is usually much better....
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Again, your efforts are appreciated. Using the Patch Tool is better and faster :)
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Excellent image of one of my most favorite birds! Hats off to you Arthur sir for excellent tutorial on improving the image!! :)