This fellow was dancing at the north end of Little Estero, near the Holiday Inn. We were walking back from a good morning at Artie's recent IPT, and this fellow was fishing up a storm. The light was harsh, strong shadows, but I thought the behaviour, leucistic feathers and serious attitude display merited a few pictures.
D300 70-300 f/5.6 1/2000 ISO400 handheld
Post: CS5 selective sharpening, contrast adjustments, minor crop for comp
Advice and thoughts always appreciated. I pondered the sharp bill shadow, but elected to leave it as shot.
Agree with your critique here Randy. The behavior and detail are great but the light is poor. I am thinking a lower angle (if possible) would have improved this.
It is interesting how the conversion for web posting (jpg and final output sharpening) worsened the already high contrast issue. When I started with the adjusted raw file, I was reasonably happy with my contrast tweaks, but lost ground from there.
The repost shows a further reduction in the contrast. Still not great, but better I think.
This is also a good example of how your impression of the photo is so influenced by being there, remembering the coolness, that you tend to want to overlook the flaws!
Pinkie wannabe with serious attitude
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