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Shoveller flyby

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Posted by Kevin Lewis on January 29, 2007 at 7:03 PM
A chance shot of a Shoveller flying past one of the WWT hides at Slimbridge. I'm not too sure about the trailing water droplet and I'm tempted to lose it.

Canon 1D MkIIN
Canon 600mm L f4 IS USM
1/1300@f8 iso 200 raw manual exposure
Gitzo 1348 cf tripod and manfrotto 393 head
5% crop to tighten the framing slightly
Processed in C1 Pro and CS2
Posted by Tim Munsey on January 30, 2007 at 4:28 AM
I reckon you should lose the water droplet as it confuses the eye, nice shot of the shoveller in all its technecolour glory.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on January 30, 2007 at 5:24 AM
Hi Kevin,love the colours on the shoveller,also very sharp,great photo...........and yes I think you should lose the droplet

Regards

Barrie :wavey:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 30, 2007 at 6:07 AM
Hi I have looked at it a few times and think it needs fliping in ps, stil a nice image either way.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Niall Riddell on January 30, 2007 at 6:19 AM
Fantastic flight shot with beautiful colours in the wings. For this kind of web presentation maybe loose the droplet but if you intend to show this any bigger (particularly as a print) dont lose it as its additional detail for the eye to study. At the reduced size we view stuff on the web it may be confusing but printed these little details are usually really interesting and something I as a viewer would always look for.

niall
Posted by John Chapman on January 30, 2007 at 6:44 AM
Hi Kevin
great flight shot and I agree with Tim's
comments. :toast:
John
Aberdeen.
Posted by Kevin Lewis on January 30, 2007 at 7:38 AM
Interesting to see Phillip is a left to right flight man :) Personally I prefer right to left as I feel the eye naturally scans from left to right and is led onto and stops on the subject moving towards the eye. Looking at a flight shot going from left to right my eye continues past the subject and 'falls' off the image.

Anyone have other thoughts on this?
Posted by Graham Bailey on January 30, 2007 at 8:33 AM
Hi Kevin,

I like it as it is. I think flipped you lose the focus on the bright eye and as you said as it is it holds your view in the frame.

Graham
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 30, 2007 at 9:52 AM
Hi Kevin,
Super image , fantastic colours , pin sharp , very nice BG , I like it.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Raff on January 30, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Great example of how it should done.... :toast:

Raff
Posted by Paula Graham on January 31, 2007 at 5:48 PM
Gorgeous shot, whish I had one as good as that. Well done.
Posted by Martin Dyer on February 1, 2007 at 5:07 AM
Hiya Kev,

Great image up to your usual standards

Martin

PS you would know me as madwun in another place :cool:
Posted by Kevin Lewis on February 1, 2007 at 12:47 PM
I certainly would Madwun :)