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    Still have not gotten out :) So another relative oldie. A Common Tern fledgling photographed in early morning light with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: 1/200 sec. at f/8.

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    I love the background and how the head is positioned in front of the colored part of it...makes it stand out more. At what point do you consider the whites "hot"? I brought this in CS4 and scrolled over the neck area and saw values anywhere from 248-255.

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    Hi Duane, Good work. I just checked the JPEG and you are right, there is considerable clipping in the brightest whites of the neck. I went back and checked the TIFF. There were zero hot pixels there. The clipping occurred as a result of running my JPEG action and nothing else. It is just a matter of JPEGs being more contrasty than TIFFs. Some folks quote a # like 240-something but I just check the histogram on the optimized TIFF.
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    Nice one Arthur, I like the patches of yellow in the background. They add a nice touch.

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    A lovely image, sharp, nice background...well captured. If it were mine, I clone the foreground vegetation on left edge and in front of sand...TFS.

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    Good suggestions Paul. The stuff on the sand would be easy with a Quick Mask or two as would the three little leaves. Are you suggesting losing the larger section of vegetation directly in front of the bird's face?
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    Nice light, nice bird, nice composition. I like the stuff in front of the birds face, but agree that removing the stuff in the sand would help. Also, I would probably try it without the little spot of green under his tail in the BRHC. The green and yellow in the background make this a unique image for me.
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    Nice capture. I like the HA in this one. I actually like the OOf foreground plant as it creates a better sense of depth in the image.

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    Yes, I tried it using CS4..I cloned out the bit in front of the face, the small leaves and in front of the sand...looked ok but its just me...

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    A beautiful image, Artie. I likes its pose and of course HA.
    I do think I would like to see it with the foreground foilage taken out--and then maby just a bit more canvas to the left, if it is there.

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    Beautiful composition, Artie. I love the soft light and the colors here.

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    Good low angle of capture with a good HA. I like the inclusion of the green foliage in the BG. Well captured.

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    Thanks all for your helpful comments and suggestions. The big problem here for me is that the bird was simply facing the wrong way.... Had the bird been facing to our right with the front end set against the white sand most of the vegetation problems would have evaporate. In addition, having the white behind the bird drags the viewer's eye. I do love the light and the head angle though :)
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    Very nice image, the little green areas on the right foreground are perhaps worthwhile removing. I note the increase in brightness as a consequence of the jpeg action, I have also noticed that when sharpening is applied to white or very bright areas there is frequently a concomitant increase in brightness. Baring these points in mind I have now decided to ensure that when I launch from Adobe RAW to ensure the histogram is not quite butting up to the right hand side; "Recovery" does the trick for me.

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    Artie,

    Greetings. I particularly like the three dimensional impact of this image. I'm unsure of cloning all of the front bottom greenery for its impact on the 3d feel, perhaps, just the right-most clump at the bottom. Irrespective of the clipping, the whites seem flat to me.
    A little selective curve adjustment?

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    The color might be slightly different from OP due to assigning sRGB from unmanaged original.

    Nice sunrise in the catchlight and overall tone.

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    I see nothing wrong with the foliage, as it gives the image a natural frame.

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    This is one of those, I'd like to save images..
    If this was a rare bird I need for my collection, I'd work for hours getting it right
    Using CS4 I made some quick changes to the images...less than 10 minutes per image
    One is removing the background and one reversing the background...;)

    Getting the backgound to look natural is the toughest part, takes lots of time.....

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    Some clever stuff there, I think I get the idea of flipping the background and replacing it, I will have to do a little practising!:cool:

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