Its like when i was bird watching and saw all the falcons flying around or a love bird . Iโm so used to seeing grackles , doves and stuff thats its nice to see other more rare birds . Oh and yesterday I saw a whole family of Quail.
Lovely shot, Katherin! It reminds me of a postage stamp. I especially appreciate the contrast and reflection in the water. That being said – the water seems so inky and I fooled around on Photoshop to add back blue to it – for fun!
Thank you! It was quite surreal. And lol the water, apparently, is full of trash, actually (including bikes and things), so inky is an appropriate word.
Glad you like it!
Thereโs a feature called โshadows/highlights,โ which lightens all the shadows. Then I put a blue filter over the background. I preserved the luminosity, so it didnโt make the bird blue.
Such a stunning creature!
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Isn’t it beautiful???
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YES!
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Aw swans are so cool . at the park near me theres turtles and ducks .
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That’s what I’m used to seeing. It was so surreal for this swan to be floating right by my feet, all elegant and what not.
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Its like when i was bird watching and saw all the falcons flying around or a love bird . Iโm so used to seeing grackles , doves and stuff thats its nice to see other more rare birds . Oh and yesterday I saw a whole family of Quail.
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Quail! Thatโs pretty cool.
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Yeah theyโre polygamous and have tons of babies lol
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๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ Iโm learning so much about nature in the west from you ๐
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I need to take pics sometime of the birds like I missed a young owl flying through the trees at a park
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have you heard heard about the bird (song going through my head)
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LOL
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Lovely shot, Katherin! It reminds me of a postage stamp. I especially appreciate the contrast and reflection in the water. That being said – the water seems so inky and I fooled around on Photoshop to add back blue to it – for fun!

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Thank you! It was quite surreal. And lol the water, apparently, is full of trash, actually (including bikes and things), so inky is an appropriate word.
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Iโll have to look at these side-by-side!
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I just compared! That blue is so pretty.
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Glad you like it!
Thereโs a feature called โshadows/highlights,โ which lightens all the shadows. Then I put a blue filter over the background. I preserved the luminosity, so it didnโt make the bird blue.
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This is such an amazing capture, Kathy! I love it! ๐๐ค๐
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Thank you, trE! It was awesome to experience. It went right by my feet ๐ณ
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๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ You’re most welcome.
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It’s so elegant.
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It was sooooooo beautiful to watch!
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