coachjohn57
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Nikon D500, 500PF, 1/1000 @ f/8, ISO 800
Royal Tern in Cloudy Light
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Nikon D500, 500PF, 1/1000 @ f/8, ISO 800
coachjohn57
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Thank you, Ralph.Excellent shot! Great lighting
BAL Land
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FYI, this is a Royal Tern. Sandwich Terns will never have a bill that thick, and there bills are almost entirely black, with a little yellow tip.
However, it’s a stunning shot! The whites look very nice, as does the overall exposure. Lighting is really nice, and I love the waves in the BG. Sharpness and stairs look fantastic in my screen. I do have two little suggestions.
1. I don’t think the crop quite works for me, maybe take a little off of the left side of the frame, and add to bottom of the frame.
2. The black legs and crest on the head look way too dark with very little detail. Maybe don’t go ad dark with them, or if this was how it looked in the RAW file, I’d increase shadows a decent amount.
However, it’s a stunning shot! The whites look very nice, as does the overall exposure. Lighting is really nice, and I love the waves in the BG. Sharpness and stairs look fantastic in my screen. I do have two little suggestions.
1. I don’t think the crop quite works for me, maybe take a little off of the left side of the frame, and add to bottom of the frame.
2. The black legs and crest on the head look way too dark with very little detail. Maybe don’t go ad dark with them, or if this was how it looked in the RAW file, I’d increase shadows a decent amount.
coachjohn57
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Thank you for correcting the ID; I'm still learning! Thank you for your suggestions; I appreciate the time you took to offer the critique; I lifted the shadows and adjusted crop. Thank you again.
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BAL Land
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I like the crop much better! The blacks still look too dark to me, it might not be able to recover those details…
coachjohn57
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I think you may be right; lifting the shadows more doesn't recover the detail I had hoped for.
Nice capture. I love the OOF surf as BG.
coachjohn57
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Thank you, Dan.
Heavenly feeling of the image. Very nice.
coachjohn57
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Thank you, Daniel!