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Fishing Crow Silhouette


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE WinnerBetterPhoto.com Photo of the Day   Fishing Crow Silhouette
Fishing Crow Silhouette
I've been doing quite a few shore bird silhouettes. It's one of those things you can do successfully in midday brightness, when you aren't supposed to be shooting. On the many sunny days around here, for me that's often. The brightness of water and sun gets you on your way to this with natural high contrast. Then you can use RAW editing to zap up the blacks and whites. Then you can clean up more by using any program that will help you with high contrast, including NIK, Topaz, etc. I always try to leave just a touch of silhouetted environment as well as the bird itself. You can also use many sorts of frames. I never was aware of this particular bird until I saw one in the shallows searching through shells for a meal. Category: Post-Processing Techniques 2

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- Oscar J. Pung

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Excellent work Mitch. Enjoyed reading your explanation too.


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May 19, 2020

 
- Amanda D. Austwick

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Amanda D. Austwick's Gallery 		  Love this silhouette, and congratulations on your Gold!


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July 01, 2020

 
- Michele Peterson

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Michele Peterson's Gallery 		  Wonderfully captured and edited, Mitch, I love the end result! Congratulations on the win!


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July 01, 2020

 
- LJ Corliss

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LJ Corliss's Gallery 		  Congratulations :)


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July 13, 2020

 
- Leslie McLain

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Leslie McLain's Gallery 		  Congrats on a wonderful winner and POTD, Mitch.


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October 30, 2020

 
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Janet Criswell's Gallery 		  Congratulations on the POTD, Mitch!


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October 30, 2020

 
- Lydia Williams

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Lydia Williams's Gallery 		  This is great, Mitch! Well done. Congratulations on your goldens!


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October 30, 2020

 
- LJ Corliss

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LJ Corliss's Gallery 		  Congrats on POTD :)


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October 30, 2020

 
- Michele Peterson

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Michele Peterson's Gallery 		  Congratulations on the POTD today, Mitch!


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October 30, 2020

 
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