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    Hi

    Saw a good number of these in Portugal; most were "ringed" this wasn't.
    Taken in the Rio Formosa. Every evening I tried to get close to them as they fed in one of the old salt pans. They are so wary; just managed to get this as he took off!

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    Well done getting details in blacks and most of the whites. Exposure on B&W subjects is tough. Probably need to tone the whites down on the bird's back to bring out more detail. Tail exposure looks excellent. HA not your friend here. I agree these birds are spooky. Not sure where your focus point was. Suspect it's where near wing and tail meet. The head/eye look soft. OOF legs and feet are a distractor as well.

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    Very nice exposure but the bird is just a little soft, am unsure - is the bird just slightly out of focus or would a little more sharpening help, I think possibly the former. If I am wrong I would really like to see a reworked version as I think it is a very good shot.

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    Hi

    Thanks for comments
    I will check out in CS5 tomorrow and repost if I can improve

    thx again
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    Ran a quick NR and slight G blur on the background. Sharpened. Hope you do not mind. Nice shot, needs a little more work. TFS.
    Last edited by Gary Esman; 10-22-2010 at 08:49 PM.

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    OK so had another go from scratch

    btw thx Gary/Johnathan and others

    worked on Selective color for blacks, whites and neutrals
    USM applied quite heavily

    no noise reduction used

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    I think both reworks are slightly better, the bird is still slightly out of focus but I think the process or reworking was a worthwhile exercise.

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