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Peacocks Back

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 22, 2016187 views7 comments

This is another rendition of the same peacock a the Los Angeles Arboretum that leisurely walked by in a nice sunny patch a few weeks back. This is about 40% of the original. I tried to crop out any OOF areas as much as possible. Canon 60D, f6.3, 1/320sec, iso 640, 0.3 exp bias, 400 mm (100-400 ISL), Handheld Thank you for looking and for your thoughts and suggestions.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 23, 2016 at 11:34 AM

Another fine, and in this case nicely abstract, look at this peacock's feathers, Ed. This has wonderfully iridescent colors plus a fine pattern. I like the color gradation bottom to top. There's a strong "stained glass window" sense.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on June 23, 2016 at 3:59 PM

This makes a wonderful abstract with the vibrant colors and black, curving lines. The slightly soft look on my monitor doesn't bother me at all. Great image.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 23, 2016 at 8:44 PM

Amazing, Ed. Yes, it's a bit soft, but looks really good at this size. devil

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 23, 2016 at 9:17 PM

Hi Ed,

Very nice and abstract with rich colors. You could crop a little off the top to remove some of the softer areas and to increase the relative amount of blue at the bottom. Either way, it is a pretty cool image to look at.........................Jim

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on June 24, 2016 at 1:15 PM

Beautiful colors and patterns, it reminds me a bit of oriental (Japanese?) paintings or motifs in silk. The sharpness is fine, considering the crop and that it is handheld, and in any even it works well if one sees the image as art.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 24, 2016 at 3:13 PM

Beautiful, Ed. The thumbnail really grabbed me so had to look.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on June 26, 2016 at 10:02 PM

Ed ..love this , and peacock feathers are always a wonder. Nice crop here showing off the abstract design. Nice thought

Balan Vinod

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