Osprey

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I never get tired of seeing Ospreys. They are tied for first place on my favorite hawk list with Ferruginous Hawks. Shot with my D500, Nikon 2-500 lens, 1/2500th, f/5.6, ISO 1000, 500mm, cropped to 4270 x 3300, hand held, Topaz AI Clear

Osprey
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Hi Dave, I like the overhead view with the bird staring straight at you. Mostly good detail in the underwings. I brought this file into my raw converter and there is a slight amount of clipping on the whites on the left of the bird’s body - should be an easy fix to tone that down some. I also like the diagonal of the bird in the frame.

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Very pleasing overhead view with good detail, color, and light. Aside from the left-hand side of the body as noted by Allen, the right-hand side of the beak exhibits a blue cast which could be easily removed with the desaturation brush.

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Excuse my ignorance but where do I find a desaturation brush? I’d like to know about it. Thanks,

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The saturation/de saturation brush is located with the dodging and burning tools. It looks like a sponge and can be set to desaturate or saturate with the slider. It’s a great tool to remove color cast in localized areas. I usually set my slider to around 25% depending on the size of the object. Give it a try. But make sure you set to saturate or desaturate before you apply. You can always go backwards in history window if you screw up.

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Thanks! I’ve only been using Photoshop for 100 yrs. Thing is I always either use the Dodge or Burn function on that tool w/o ever using the Sponge tool. Thanks for the suggestion AND hipping me to that tool.

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Dave, good timing to get from a pleasing angle. Ospreys are common here, and their underside plumage is my favorite view. I like how this guy seems to have flown close in to check you out. Nice direct eye contact.

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Excellent detail, Dave, and I like the way it’s looking down at you. You weren’t wearing a fish hat, were you? The whites look like they might be a bit hot, which is hard to avoid when you get direct sun on a white surface of this species.

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I think I shot this back before I learned about “blinkies”. That trick sure is handy with whites, if I have the time to do it.