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Gallery: AvianPosted May 20, 2017150 views5 comments

This Willet was only early morning action on the Lieutenant River, Ct I cropped the shot around 60% and make it a 4 by 5 photo. I used Lightroom 5 to help the shadows, highlights and added some clarity and saturation .

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 05/10/17 07:14:40
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1, Metering Mode, Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed 400, Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Focal Length 552.0mm
Image Size 5472x3648, Image Quality RAW F Mode AI Servo AF
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

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5 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 20, 2017 at 3:45 PM

The sharpness and detail of this is great. Even though it was early morning, I might brighten at least the bird, and maybe the water a little, too.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 20, 2017 at 5:36 PM

Nice composition you chose, Peter. Wonderful wing extension and I love the reflection. I agree with Barbara that it could be a little brighter. Since you do most of your processing in LR, you can use the local adjustment brush to reduce the exposure a bit in the brighter areas and then raise the overall exposure without blowing out the highlights. Well done.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on May 20, 2017 at 8:32 PM

Perfect timing, Peter. You captured the wingspread perfectly. Nice detail and well composed. A very nice image!!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 21, 2017 at 1:50 AM

Peter I really like the extended wings here. Colors, crop and feather details are great.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 21, 2017 at 3:47 PM

Hi
Thanks for the comments. In this posting I brought down the highlight and in creased the exposure +.87.
Peter

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