Strutting GBH & Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted December 16, 2017983 views6 comments

I liked the pose and back lighting on this bird. There were millions of bugs (mosquitoes?) around this guy, and though I did clone out a couple of million that were in front of the GBH, I only got a few hundred thousand of the rest sad

. D500, 150-600 @ 600, 1/800, f7.1, ISO 1600. Any comments will be appreciated. I realize the bird is probably too blue, but I do have a less blue copy in the wings.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 17, 2017 at 1:53 PM

I also like the pose and the backlighting on the bird. You could mask the bird and decrease the blue saturation on the bird itself and brighten the body of the bird. From the standpoint of composition, the image works well.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on December 17, 2017 at 3:41 PM

Here is the less blue version.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 17, 2017 at 5:10 PM

The repost with less blue is better IMO and more natural.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 17, 2017 at 6:04 PM

I love the pose and composition, Jim. I agree that the repost seems more natural.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 17, 2017 at 8:30 PM

Thanks for the repost. Much improved color...

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 18, 2017 at 8:09 PM

Nice work on the repost Jim. I love the stride here.

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