

Augustine Alligator Farm are making another appearance, this time showing off their painted jungle background. What a cute little fellow!….Digital Lady Syd A Levels Adjustment Layer was used to add contrast. (These are the same filters as Luminar 4 – see sidebar for website link.) A little line clean up and a free Rain Overlay (from Book Cover Mockup Rain Overlay by Design Cuts) was added at Screen blend mode at 56% layer opacity. Their Detail, Clarity, Structure and Microstructure filters are terrific for this. Back in Photoshop opened up Luminar Flex – like it to sharpen when Topaz Sharpen AI does not work. (Check out her Artistry Beyond the Camera Episode 1 video for settings – she uses Topaz photoFXlab software, but the Topaz Impression settings are the same.) I made a few changes to the strokes in the Impression filter. That is why I decided to use Topaz (see sidebar for website link) Studio 2’s Impression – applied a preset created by Jai Johnson (a fabulous wildlife photographer and texture creator) called Just Paint Hummingbird Scene.

Not a lot was done on this image but there was a lot of reflective glare from the water spectral highlights. It is very hard to photograph these fast moving animals, but if you are persistent, a good image can be achieved. A great place to relax and just watch them while at this Zoo.

The Giant Otter exhibit at the Jacksonville Zoo is one area where the all the otters seems so happy and were totally enjoying themselves. I love it when I go to a zoo and the animals seem happy.
