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Northern Pintail; the alternative view

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Posted by Tom_W on December 10, 2006 at 10:35 AM
Northern Pintail; the alternative view
Guess who I met up with yesterday?

The weather was good; good blue sky at end of day(ish), the birds were scarce in flight all day through. This group shot was when they came in closer.

500mm/beanbag
2000'/400asa/F4
Full width/Levels/USM(150,.2,1)*3/S&H applied to whole image.

Posted by John MacTavish on December 10, 2006 at 11:09 AM
Mmm, you're giving it the wrapped canvas look :biggrin:

When I looked at David's one I thought it would be suited better to a pano crop. I like this, but it looks a touch over sharpened on my monitor(s)

Sunshine eh? Been scare here for the last 5 weeks, every day in that period has had rain.
Good weather for ducks:rolleyes:
Posted by Tim Munsey on December 10, 2006 at 11:48 AM
Very pretty, I have some Brent geese flying from yesterdays Donna nook but they're not as photogenic as these.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Tim Munsey on December 10, 2006 at 11:48 AM
Very pretty, I have some Brent geese flying from yesterdays Donna nook but they're not as photogenic as these.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by John Chapman on December 10, 2006 at 11:49 AM
Hi Tom
nice image with good comp. I like the Pano and good presentation.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 10, 2006 at 11:55 AM
Looks really good Tom especially with the way its framed, would also look good on a canvas print!

Well seen & brillantly taken

Vince :toast:
Posted by Sean Bolton on December 10, 2006 at 12:56 PM
Hi Tom

I like it, lovely blue tones in the sky (a long time since I have seen them!) and the formation of the pintails is spot on. Nice one. :toast:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Philip Kirkham on December 10, 2006 at 12:58 PM
Hello Tom
A nice image which suits the frame very well. Maybe a touch more contrast?
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 10, 2006 at 1:32 PM
The pano and blue skiy works well here-very nice :toast:
Posted by Justin on December 10, 2006 at 2:52 PM
I don't remember seeing a shot presented like this before on the forum,it works superbly and I can imagine just how stunning a big canvas print would look.
The image itself is a stunner.What really catches my eye is the stunning clarity between ducks and sky and also the suble variations of blue.
Like this one a lot.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on December 10, 2006 at 6:14 PM
Very much like this Tom. Totally different perspective to these flying birds than David K's image, which I also liked very much but for different reasons. I too see some halos around the dcuks, but it's nothign Tim couldn't sort out in a couple of seconds :biggrin:

:toast: :toast: Fantastic.

Graeme
Posted by Danny Green on December 11, 2006 at 2:54 AM
Hello Tom

Stunner :wink:

Danny
Posted by PhilH on December 11, 2006 at 3:36 AM
Another nice pintail group.... like the crop here..

:toast:
Posted by Wayne Richardson on December 11, 2006 at 5:43 PM
Hi Tom

A nice little group & I particularly like the presentation. So different from David's post!