Green Heron

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Description

Green Heron posing in late afternoon sun. Had quite a bit of shadow. How much to remove was what bothered me. I wanted the detail but, wanted to keep the back light feeling.

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Technical Details

Canon R6, Canon 100-500mm, 500mm, f/8, ISO 2500, 1/500 sec, Hand held.
LR to remove shadows,. PS remove small branch across lower body,
Topaz DeNoise.

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This sure looks like a pugnacious bird, Charlie. The details in the bird’s feathers show very clearly…a bit too well for backlighting. I wonder about somewhat less shadow reduction, to retain the details while fitting with the rest of the lighting a bit better.

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I tried darkening and detail was lost. Just didn’t look right. Thanks for you input.