Prairie Grass, Rocks, and Western Meadowlark

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Pertinent technical details or techniques: This was taken with my old Pentax system at Custer State Park, South Dakota. The Spring rains produced a lush carpet of grass in an area that was recently ravaged by fire. With small sensor size, a more aggressive crop is out of the question. I adjusted the saturation of greens and cyans down from the original. I also applied shadow & highlights on a luminosity mask for the bright areas on the rocks…Jim

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Jim: Chrissy and I went to Custer in 2001 so this served as a nice reminder. I like your plane of focus and the position of the meadowlark in the frame. Well done. >=))>

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Hi Jim!

I like this shot as is. The OOF grass makes a good background and your color adjustments look good. Good lighting and detail on the Meadowlark too.

As a side note, if you want to increase the resolution you could try Topaz Gigapixal AI. They have a free trial. It may be worth a test.

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love the green grass Jim. . . and such a pensive expression on the bird. Looks like a great place to “ponder.” Nicely seeen.

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Excellent look at this Meadowlark. I am enjoying the DOF and the BG quite a bit. It makes the bird pop.

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Jim, the bird and the rocks stand out well in the sea of green. I like the sharpness in the foreground and the texture in the background grass.

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