Several of you commented it was overprocessed. Unfortunately, the original capture was relatively dark, so in brightening it, a significant amount of noise was generated, especially on the left bird’s breast. I am pretty good at using the tools available to remove noise, but they did not work well on this image. So I felt it necesaary to smooth it out, and in doing so, it did become more painterly than photographic. I tried to do it with a light touch, but apparently still too much for some of you ;-)
Eh, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t
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Absolutely fantastic moment with both parents there, the worm in the mouth, and four wide-open beaks! While I do a lot of painterly work myself and usually quite enjoy it, this is one time that I would have liked a more "photographic" look. Maybe you didn't have good focus on everyone, though - truly just getting the capture is fantastic. Voted earlier but I think I'll bump.
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