'Drying Time'

Gallery: AvianPosted April 30, 2014135 views4 comments

Typical Anhinga drying pose but I thought the colorful surroundings added a bit of interest. Almost lost the whites in the wings, I am interested on how they look on your monitors. Camera HH from boat cropped a little off the right to 8x10 format.

File Name Ramy_1113_CF48.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 3/31/2014 7:03:19 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 800
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 30, 2014 at 9:25 PM

The green leaves interspersed with some red makes for a very attractive setting Mike.
Not the usually seen 'drying' perch either..
Nice details, colors, and pose - Well done!

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 1, 2014 at 4:02 PM

Nice pose in a beautiful environment! Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on May 1, 2014 at 8:45 PM

A very different perch than I'm used to seeing an Anhinga drying on. The environment makes for a very attractive setting. The back curl on the neck is nice as is the partial breeding color around the eye. On my monitor the white feathers in the wing are on the hot side. With this much dark detail you may have to dual process and then blend the two with a mask.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 3, 2014 at 2:29 AM

The whites don't look blown to me, Mike, though there's not a lot of detail in them. Still, they're pretty small areas,so they wouldn't show much detail in the size of image you can post. Blacks on the back are looking blocked in places. A little playing with shadows/highlights might bring a bit of texture out in both.

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