Mourning Dove
by Dennis Plank
This dove wandered in front of my blind at just about minimum focal distance, so I couldn't resist taking a portrait shot. I smoothed out the lower part of the foreground a bit as it was coarse builders sand and just didn't look good. I also cloned over a couple of dark areas at the top.
7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 531 mm, f/8, 1/1600, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped from a horizontal original to an arbitrary 10 MP vertical. Taken August 2nd at 8:22 am under hazy/smoky skies.
Your comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Comments
4 commentsIt looks like the Dove is checking you out. Nice work on the focus.
Peter