Brown Pelican

Gallery: AvianPosted November 28, 2011176 views8 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
11/28/2011 – 8:37:31 AM
1/1000 sec
Manual
f/7.1
ISO 200
Handheld
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Raw, LR3, CS5, 72% of FF

If the ID is wrong, please let me know.

I haven't posted any avian images in a long time. I've been trying and trying to get something that I felt was okay to post to get feedback on. This is a dark bird, and I don't know whether the shadow under the wing should be lightened more or whether it's okay as is, or maybe the whole image should be lighter? Comments on that and anything else would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM

This looks great to me Barbara. When looking up at a bird in flight there is tonal and shadow areas. Just because programs allow us to make "perfect" doesn't mean we want to do that all the time.

Great image in my opinion.

Charlie

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on November 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Nice sharp image Barbara. There is enought detail in the bird with the light you had.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Excellent. The sharpness/detail is very good here. I have no issues with the shadow side detail and I prefer leaving it dark to artificially lightening it with shadow/highlight.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on November 28, 2011 at 4:20 PM

Nice job Barbara, a very effective, simple composition and presentation. I like the eye contact with the Pelican, and there are some nice details on the higher-resolution version.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 28, 2011 at 5:06 PM

I'm with Richard on this, Barbara. There is plenty of detail in all but the darkest area. The trick is to process to no more than you can actually see. I know from experience, that is a hard line to draw! The temptation is always there to do just a little more.

You picked up some very good detail, and this has a nice natural look.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 28, 2011 at 5:13 PM

This is very nice just as you've presented it Barbara. Well done.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on November 28, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Barbara, I think the shadows make the image. You are doing great.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 29, 2011 at 7:44 AM

Fine photo just as it is! Good color and detail, well done. TFS

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