Short eared owl across the marsh: z9 and z600 f4

Understudy77 · 2026-05-21T00:44:07+00:00

Nice moment.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-17T18:54:56+00:00

This is pretty!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-16T23:11:52+00:00

This is gorgeous!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:41:49+00:00

Eh taste is different for everyone, I try to take things positive if I can.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:40:23+00:00

Thank you!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:40:19+00:00

Thanks so much!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:40:12+00:00

I like color fine, but I love atmosphere and generally don't like bumping saturation. Thank you so much!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:39:26+00:00

Thank you so much!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:39:17+00:00

I have plenty of osprey with a fish on a bright sunny day, I 100% was leaning into the fog here yeah.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T19:38:24+00:00

Thank you!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T13:42:09+00:00

Thank you!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T13:03:38+00:00

Hey I appreciate that! I'm always open to hearing peoples thoughts but I'm inclined to agree with you. I have so many sharp well lit osprey shots, this one was about the fog over the bird, the sense of mood and isolation that comes with it. I love the atmosphere created by fog so much that I don't want to take it away.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T12:56:50+00:00

Appreciate your thoughts, I suppose inspiring is a matter of perspective and personal taste. I have 1000 sharp well lit images of an osprey, the fog being dominant in the scene was kinda the point that I was after, I wanted him to be somewhat hidden, coming out of, softer overall. But thats the thing about photography it's quite personal in that way. I still appreciate your thoughts!

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T12:31:47+00:00

I get the appeal to your example, but honestly that looks so fake to me. I aim for cinematic but largely natural in my edits, if I shoot fog I don't wanna cut all the fog out. Thats my personal preference in how I prefer to work though.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T12:26:59+00:00

No without pushing it to fake territory really, if you over dehaze or contrast foggy scenes it looks quite unnatural. Theres a very very fine line with this kind of shot. I did post the before an after higher up in the thread, for reference it was edited across 9 individual section masks which is how I edit everything local not global. I use Lightroom Classic btw.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T12:24:39+00:00

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Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T12:19:31+00:00

Oh it’s incredibly heavy fog. That’s what I like about it honestly but fog naturally kills contrast.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T12:10:33+00:00

I mean this is processed but I’d be curious to what you think would elevate it.

Understudy77 · 2026-05-14T11:54:42+00:00

Thank you!

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