Australian Photography

IMAGE DOCTOR

A LITTLE LOCAL EDIT

“This beautiful Shy Albatross was happy to stay within perfect range for a split shot. I had noticed that the sky was starting to look quite ominous and stormy looking, which I was hoping would add drama to the photo. To get the shot, I gently entered the water out of my boat (a few kilometres from shore) and waited a few moments for the Albatross to come over to investigate”.

Wow, how lucky are you - most people will never ever see an albatross, let alone photograph one. From a capture perspective there is not a lot I would do to change; it is very strong. If you’ve shot this image in RAW though, I would have a

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