Is that for me?

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 2011161 views6 comments

Pied Kingfishers in a drowned tree on Lake Kariba, Matusadona National Park Zimbabwe, 18th September 2011

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from drifting boat

F6.3, ISO 800, 1/4000

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 6, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Great interaction Ken. I like the open beak and the fanned tail. If this were mine I'd work on the halo around birds and perch.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 6, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Ron,

Try as I may I cannot see a halo, but I will go and look at the "big picture".

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 7, 2011 at 6:59 AM

Try as I may I cannot see a halo

Ken, here it is in a threshold layer with the slider at 128. This kind of relatively broad and more diffuse halo is often caused by use of the shadow/highlights tool, especially with the subject(s) against a blue sky background.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 7, 2011 at 7:19 AM

ron,

Thanks a lot for the info, I never or very rarely use shadows and highlights and definitely not on this image . So I have no iea as to how this has come about I did select the blues and reduce them,

Cheers

Ken

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Comment posted by David E Lester on November 8, 2011 at 4:34 PM

I would not have seen if it were not pointed out.....nice shot anyway!!!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 9, 2011 at 1:12 AM

David,

Thanks very much for your comment

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