Marbled Godwit

[Richard Unsworth]

Captured on the Rio Coto, Playa Zancudo, Southern Costa Rica last year.HH from a wobbly boat

Processed from jpeg

NR and USM using layers, heavy NR to BG
Fair crop and a little soft, added a little canvas to bottom

Exif

1/4000, F5.6, ISO 400, 40D +100-400 @400, Manual exposure

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and BG, looks like light was a bit harsh and IQ is not great.

[Chris Korman]

I really like the saturation of the cyan sea contrasting w/ the bird. Perhaps increase the contrast on the bird's front area as it is a little muddy and tone down the brightness (5-10%) of the gnarly branch he's sitting on.