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    Sandy Hook last week. Another of the many shorebirds that were taking advantage of an ephemeral pool following Hurricane Irene. The sky had been fairly dark as I started this sequence of shots, but brightened up by the time I took this frame -- I should have dialed back on the ISO. Almost fiull frame.

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    Nie head angle, great feather details and nice soft ligth, Bill. Good work with the flash.
    It looks like a juvenile still molting into its first basic plumage.

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    Good shooting angle, angle of bird, strong sense of environment, sharp.

    I felt that the BG and some of fore ground was so bright that it was competing with the bird for our attention. It is busy by nature, so did a little tone down of Bg and FG by running a multiply layer, masked out and painted in the effect I wanted on the environment.

    Fairly subtle, but I think it helps the bird pop a bit.

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    Good image. Very good repost. Love the bird in fresh plumage. Bird is perfectly positioned in the frame and in the habitat. I'd like a bit more room below for the virtual feet if possible. Just a bit. AIA, very well done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Stout View Post
    Bill"

    Good shooting angle, angle of bird, strong sense of environment, sharp.

    I felt that the BG and some of fore ground was so bright that it was competing with the bird for our attention. It is busy by nature, so did a little tone down of Bg and FG by running a multiply layer, masked out and painted in the effect I wanted on the environment.

    Fairly subtle, but I think it helps the bird pop a bit.

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    Randy, thanks for taking the time to repost. It does indeed help make it pop. Did you run a little blur on the BG?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Dix View Post
    Randy, thanks for taking the time to repost. It does indeed help make it pop. Did you run a little blur on the BG?
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    I didn't blur the background at all. The effect is simply from the effect of the multiply layer, the subtle blending of luminosity and slight lowering of overall level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Stout View Post
    Bill:

    I didn't blur the background at all. The effect is simply from the effect of the multiply layer, the subtle blending of luminosity and slight lowering of overall level.

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    Thanks. It worked. I'll go back to the master and see if I can replicate it.

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    The bkgd in the repost may be a subtle change, but very effective. The feather details are great, showing the delicate coloring on the fringes of each feather.

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    Both are beautiful images, I do like the appearance of the background in the repost. Excellent shot of this lovely bird - the detail is spot on.

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    Thank you all for your feedback.

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    Real nice shot. Great shooting angle and very nice feather detail. Well done.

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