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p.1 #1 · A Youngin' from Florida

Juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron

Scott


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Canon EOS 50D 400 mm f/9.5 1/125 sec 800 ISO 0.0 EV

Mar 02, 2013 at 03:46 AM

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p.1 #2 · A Youngin' from Florida

That one looks like you got pretty close to where the action is.

Curious @ lighting. Exif says no flash, and I see no strong shadow, yet the catchlight and falloff ...

Tweaked on color a bit. Thought I went too yellow, checked some numbers and things seemed in order ... thoughts

Mar 02, 2013 at 04:27 AM

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p.1 #3 · A Youngin' from Florida

Nice and sharp! Excellent bird. I agree it's a bit blue, but perhaps it doesn't need quite so much correction. Maybe a bit more space on the right and bottom?

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Mar 02, 2013 at 06:23 AM

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p.1 #4 · A Youngin' from Florida

Kent,
thanks
No flash. Slight vignette + some manual darkening upper left corner where there was already a bit of shaded light.

Karen and Kent,
Agreed, too cool. I cant tell from memory how cool the tones were but I would say that "the reality" is closer to Karen's interpretation. Definitely not as warm as yours, Kent.
Cropped image with some slight rotation. I do have more to work with on the right without cloning, but only a sliver on the bottom.My bad in framing the shot. I like the expanded room you have added Karen. I decided to try the best standard aspect ratio crop from original, choosing 4x5 as the best aesthetic.

Scott

Mar 02, 2013 at 11:49 AM

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p.1 #5 · A Youngin' from Florida

revised without cloning

possibly too warm. Used the Auto color balance feature in LR.
The whites in the feathers are not neutral.
The beak does have a bluish tone, not neutral black/gray.

Scott


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Mar 02, 2013 at 12:05 PM

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p.1 #6 · A Youngin' from Florida

Wonderfully crisp, log at right anchors frame nicely - My preference is #3 - I like the warmth - natural or not

Enjoy the weather!

Bob

Mar 02, 2013 at 12:37 PM

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p.1 #7 · A Youngin' from Florida

sbeme wrote:
The beak does have a bluish tone, not neutral black/gray.
That would explain why I went too warm ... thanks.

Your rework looks good.

Mar 02, 2013 at 01:56 PM

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p.1 #8 · A Youngin' from Florida

Thanks Bob, Kent.
Finalized, posted on Nature/Wildlife to strong reviews.
Appreciate everyone's help tweaking the image.

Scott

Mar 03, 2013 at 11:29 PM

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