Erik Rosengren, FPSA, PPSA
About the Image(s)
How I did it—A couple of weeks ago the “Fab 5 group” ventured to Myakka State Park, located 1 Hr. 15 min S.E. of Largo off Rt. 75 to the East. We were treated to beautiful AM light and 11 or 12 different species of birds. I was immediately drawn to a Glossy Ibis tossing, what appears to be a clam shell in the air. My tools for the day were a monopod mounted Olympus E-M1 Mark 111 mirrorless body sporting a 40-150 mm f2.8 lens plus a 2X extender. My settings were 640 ISO, f8 @ 800th of a second. The soft light brought out it’s varied colors and accentuated the water drip waterfall. P.P. included work in Bridge-Filter-NIK Collection-Define 2 (reduces noise)-File-save as-save-Topaz-AI Clear (final sharpening) Finished.
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11 comments posted
To my eye the small feathers in the head and the eye (especially given that the bird has another similarly sized black spot) could be sharper and the eye alone a bit brighter. I have tried to do this in the VF.
Thanks for introducing me to DFine. I have it but have not used it to date.   Posted: 04/10/2021 11:16:47
(Groups 36 & 67)
While the face and shell look appropriately sharp---I find the highlights on the wing to be distracting. Perhaps a polarizer would have solved that issue.
  Posted: 04/10/2021 15:43:09
Your nature shots are always a delight to my eyes this one has left me open mouthed the bird itself is startling,but to get the complete arc of water from beak to the lake is a one in a million and you my friend nailed it,for me the gloss on the feathers does not bother me at all,this image would grace any magazine or nature publication.WOW   Posted: 04/16/2021 13:17:43