Thank you cloudhopper! It's good to be back up and running again! Not sure what's going on with the over bright upper right corner and over dark in the lower left corner, but I'll get there!
Glad to see the computer issue's are resolved, Chief...terrific Peregrine capture!!
I appreciate that, Jim! Yeah, I was pulling my hair out there for awhile. And I don't have a lot to spare! I love Peregrines! And been chasing them for photos for a long time!
Thank you. I'm not much of a post processor. I use Picasa only and couldn't lower the light in the background without darkening the bird too much. I guess I could crop the right side some. But I like it anyway!
Lightroom Classic and Photoshop via the Photographers Plan is only $10 a month…so it's like the price of 2 Starbucks coffees…and well worth it as toning down the water highlights is trivial with it. As good as your shots are and as much as you've spent on gear and going places to see cool stuff…it's well worth spending that little bit. If you're a macOS or iPad guy…then Apple's Photo apps provide some of the same although I don't use them since I have LR…and if you're a Windows guy there are equivalent cheap/free options there as well.