I think the photo now is perfect. It is clean, crisp and beautiful... Do nothing else...... Except to find a contest to enter it in... perfection!
Adubin wrote:
I used the LR3 healing brush to remove the dark spot above the Ibis' eye. How do you think it looks now? Arnold
anotherview wrote:
Fine, dramatic photo well developed in my opinion. The highlights appear controlled, too. The dark background sets off the main subject very strongly. The composition contains the subject just right. You have a flattering, interesting photo of a White Ibis.
One nitpick: That dark spot above the eye. Consider removing it. Now it distracts.
Yes, I've heard the philosophical discussion of whether or not to alter the given natural scene. I came down on the side of altering, while keeping it to a minimum and justifying it.
Adubin wrote:
This photo of the White Ibis was taken at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida. I used a Nikon D300S with a Nikon 70-200mm f-2.8 VR with a Nikon 1.4X Teleconverter, and Sigma ring flash to take it. Below were my camera settings. ISO - 200 Speed - 1/250 sec f-stop - f-16 I used both Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS4 to enhance this photo.
I would appreciate everybody critical and honest critique. Thanks, Arnold
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Love the challenge of shooting common subjects with an uncommon take on them.
In Muskegon, MI there is a "pocket garden" modeled after Monet's garden in Giverny, France. I took this shot last summer and used a combination of Photoshop's art filters to generate this image that looks something like a Monet painting.
Wow Jean, those are lovely images. I have a couple that may be in a little different syle, but that's what gives us vareity in the beauty that we record.
Wow, these are amazing... really beautiful... great job!
Jean ..... Thankyou for your nice comments on my photos. Its a uphill learning process & still learning ...... and I do love photography .... wishing you the best .....
Just keep shooting, you are on the right track. You have already done GREAt work. It will only get better from here! Good capture and just have fun!
Here's one of my favorite places to go thats near by ..... Canon 7D ..... Canon 24-105mm f4L 1st photo -ISO 100, 1/60sec f8, FL 32mm 2nd photo - ISO 100, 1/160sec f8, FL 24mm 3rd photo - ISO 100, 1/125sec f11, FL32mm