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?
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.
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.
