bajadreamer
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This immature White Pelican was photographed outside of Klamath Falls, Oregon (before the fires) at sunrise. I deliberately underexposed to avoid blowing out the white on the right side of the bird, but I overdid the underexposure (is that an oxymoron?). The black background and water I like, but the left side of the bird was also too dark. I selectively brought up the brightness of the bird but did not do the same to the reflection. Does the bird need to be brighter? The reflection? Also, when I brought up the exposure I started to get a blue tinge, likely reflection from the water. I brought down the blue saturation in that area. Need more or less?
In retrospect, some fill flash would have made a big difference in the original shot.
In retrospect, some fill flash would have made a big difference in the original shot.
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