This image was created at Jamaica Bay last August. I was done with my morning shoot, and was walking off the pond when this juvie flew in and landed right in front of me. Never expecting that he would tolerate much movement, I laid down in the mud again, and he allowed me about 8 images. This image was selected for print and display in a local library show by a lady that runs a website on birds. (Her choice, not mine!) Please let me know if you see ways that I can improve it prior to printing. I ran NR on the bg, but I still see noise, any help? TIA
1/2000, f8, ISO400
1Dmk2n, 500 f4 + 2x, lasagna pan as ground pod
Yes, the background still shows some noise. Select it and run noise reduction just there.
I would go back in the contrast a bit, with an inverse curve. Check out the tutorial for this in the Educational Resources Forum.