Nice work - the Great Blue Heron is well done. Do you do much post-processing in Photoshop?
Cheers,
Bernie
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in Bridge, i'll sharpen and adjust a bit.
today, i kicked up the blacks a bit and adjusted the contrast slightly
also sharpened and will tweaked the vibrance a wee bit so my Nikon picks look more Cannon-like (try to make the colours pop a wee bit more).
then, in PS i do another vibrance tweak and a final unsharpen mask.
i will bet that i'll get some wicked GBH pics in the next month. i can get 30 or so feet away from him while he fishes and he doesn't care. honestly, its as if he recognizes me.