Kuki
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Last summer I managed to snap this photo whilst on a boat, using a d7500 paired with a 200-500mm f5.6 (@ 500mm, 1/2000 sec and iso 560). The horizon is a bit off on the unedited image as the conditions weren't ideal for nailing the framing. This was mainly due to trying to keep the boat from turning with the wind. I accomplished this feat by steering the boat with the tiller under one arm whilst trying to photograph the osprey. I have to thank the amazing VR on the 200-500 as it's most likely what kept this image usable in the first place.
The first image is the original raw file converted into a jpg for reference. The bottom two images are cropped, edited versions, where I have done minor highlight recovery with a mask on the osprey and also played around with the tone curves. The bottom image is merely a crop of the processed photo, so that you guys can appreciate the bird in a higher resolution. As a small side note, all images have had sharpening applied in the process of changing the image size to the 800 pixel web standard for the forum.
So I guess this is the part where I get to the point of this forum. I would like to hear what you guys think of this shot in general. I'm open to all criticism and I would be happy to hear any ideas on improving the image such as alternative crops.
The first image is the original raw file converted into a jpg for reference. The bottom two images are cropped, edited versions, where I have done minor highlight recovery with a mask on the osprey and also played around with the tone curves. The bottom image is merely a crop of the processed photo, so that you guys can appreciate the bird in a higher resolution. As a small side note, all images have had sharpening applied in the process of changing the image size to the 800 pixel web standard for the forum.
So I guess this is the part where I get to the point of this forum. I would like to hear what you guys think of this shot in general. I'm open to all criticism and I would be happy to hear any ideas on improving the image such as alternative crops.
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