C&C as requested - IMHO, good placement of bird in the frame, some whites are blown, e.g. top of head, slight blur on head, with feet being a bit sharper - ?focus or ?motion blur, background is fussy and distracting - could you blur it more? I agree the light is harsh, but that's part of opportunistic wildlife photography!
Richard
Jul 05, 2012 at 04:48 PM
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I agree with Richard Miguel. You should be able to sharpen a bit more and that will give the photo some pop. I like the light through the wings, this looks like late morning early afternoon and this is a tough time to expose whites.
Thanks for the suggestions. I tried bringing back the clipped highlights, but there just wasn't much there. The shot was overexposed by a bit and I lost the highlights. Here is the original shot. I had to add some area to the bottom of the image (hope that wasn't noticeable in the end product). I cleaned up the background a bit too with a new blank layer and a brush in Photoshop. Any suggestions as to what you would do differently. Feel free to play around with this before image.
C&C welcomed and appreciated.
