Hi Ling Ling,

What a great capture. You are correct that mother does not want to have anything to do with the chicks. You caught that well. Unfortunately, parts of the chicks are blown out. I do hope that you get a chance to go back again while the chicks are there.   Posted: 11/07/2024 08:32:13

Hey Ling Ling I tried doing some dodge and burn tool magic on your image but did not have much luck. As far as saving the image under the limit, There is a good way and I will talk to Andrew and maybe we should have a small class on this. I think it has to do with exporting the image instead as saving it at a lower image pixel. Maybe everyone is doing is the best way and I am just out of the loop. I know it can be frustrating. Nice image overall. I don't shoot wildlife because I don't have a good lens and so many photgraphers are very passionate about it. Keep clicking away.   Posted: 11/11/2024 03:52:52

Hi, Don,
Thank you very much for taking the time to work on this photo.
I seldom shoot wildlife since I don't have good equipment and also don't have the patience and skills to capture the moment. But these birds lived within 5 miles from my house, and their family drama unfolded in front of my eyes. I couldn't resist photographing them.
I think I know how to export photo from Lightroom now. Andrew showed me the correct specifications when exporting photo with limited size. Thanks anyway.   Posted: 11/11/2024 10:21:17

Hi, Don,
Thank you very much for taking the time to work on this photo.
I seldom shoot wildlife since I don't have good equipment and also don't have the patience and skills to capture the moment. But these birds lived within 5 miles from my house, and their family drama unfolded in front of my eyes. I couldn't resist photographing them.
I think I know how to export photo from Lightroom now. Andrew showed me the correct specifications when exporting photo with limited size. Thanks anyway.   Posted: 11/11/2024 19:13:39

Hi, Don,
Thank you very much for taking the time to work on this photo.
I seldom shoot wildlife since I don't have good equipment and also don't have the patience and skills to capture the moment. But these birds lived within 5 miles from my house, and their family drama unfolded in front of my eyes. I couldn't resist photographing them.
I think I know how to export photo from Lightroom now. Andrew showed me the correct specifications when exporting photo with limited size. Thanks anyway.   Posted: 11/14/2024 05:39:07

Hi Ling Ling, what a great capture! You're so lucky to have this near your house! I flew from Maryland to Florida in March to see this and still didn't get to see what was inside the nests. I like the crop and the blue and green colors with the white birds. You might want to darken the whites in the background. Julie is right that part of the birds are blown out. In the future, you might be able to use a filter to prevent that. I'm not familiar enough with filters to know which kind to use - neutral density, UV?   Posted: 11/17/2024 19:48:02

Love the family dynamics of this photo and that is what makes it special. These are hard birds to shoot because they roost high and are all white. I try to underexpose when I try to shoot these to give you some room to bring back some details later. Try to go later in the day and hopefully get some rim light on that crazy hair the chicks have.   Posted: 11/19/2024 17:46:50