Posted by Major Gilbert on November 20, 2006 at 12:32 PM
Taken today at Snettisham Caravan Park Pool.
Very obliging but most of the time the background was a mud bank.
Result was that the bill was lost.
D2x. 600mm AFS II + 1.4 conv.
Major.
Posted by Dennis Alden on November 20, 2006 at 1:09 PM
Wow what a cracking image. Pin sharp - superb detail and I love the light on the water.
dennis
Posted by David Taylor on November 20, 2006 at 2:07 PM
Excellent detail and beautiful lighting, however I would prefer it in landscape orientation to take in the ripples more fully.
Posted by Craig Nash on November 20, 2006 at 2:21 PM
What a lovely bird I hope to see one one day and then get the photo. Has this photo been cropped?
Posted by Major Gilbert on November 20, 2006 at 3:11 PM
If the image had been cropped Craig I would clearly have stated as such.
Hope that answers your question.
Major.
Posted by Helge Sorensen on November 20, 2006 at 4:07 PM
Lovely image, Major. Only nit is that it seems to have a bit of noise - high iso ? I just can't imagine that these Red birds I saw on Svalbard in summer has turned in to something as grey as this
Posted by Major Gilbert on November 20, 2006 at 4:16 PM
Can see what you mean now about the noise Helge, so checked what this was shot at and it was 250 iso. Had a Nikon slip in polarizer filter on the 600, so don't no if this has compounded the problem or not.
Didn't use any noise reduction at all.
Looks just a touch over-sharpened IMO with an halo around beak & 'jaggies' along the primary shafts.That said, I really like the pose, colours & light.
Posted by Graeme Lee on November 20, 2006 at 6:47 PM
Hi Major,
Very nice image of a bird I'm yet to see. Colours are very good and I too see some noise. I don't always state that my posted image has been cropped. Perhaps I should
Posted by Major Gilbert on November 21, 2006 at 3:37 AM
I was on the understanding now Graeme that we all should be doing so, but perhaps I am wrong.
Major.
Posted by Rob Ashton on November 21, 2006 at 7:50 AM
Discussion
12 repliesVery obliging but most of the time the background was a mud bank.
Result was that the bill was lost.
D2x. 600mm AFS II + 1.4 conv.
Major.
dennis
Hope that answers your question.
Major.
Didn't use any noise reduction at all.
Major.
Very nice indeed.
Looks just a touch over-sharpened IMO with an halo around beak & 'jaggies' along the primary shafts.That said, I really like the pose, colours & light.
Very nice image of a bird I'm yet to see. Colours are very good and I too see some noise. I don't always state that my posted image has been cropped. Perhaps I should
Major.
Rob
Terry