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Shoveler.....

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Posted by Graeme Lee on February 22, 2007 at 4:43 AM
Shoveler.....
Taken at Titchwell in Norfolk at the weekend.

Comments appreciated

Graeme

techs:
1d2,500/4is + 1.4x, 1/800th, f8, iso 200, -0.67, beanbag from hide

EDIT: I think that may be fishing line in it's bill? Very funny Dave :biggrin: Should I get rid of it?
Posted by Dave Courtenay on February 22, 2007 at 4:44 AM
Now thats good-might clone out the foo mann choo tashe but great coloration :toast:
Posted by Richard Tynan on February 22, 2007 at 6:11 AM
Very colourful. I really like the detail shown in the feathers.

If it is fishing line, and you did clone it out, I would still keep a copy of the image as-is to illustrate what they have to put up with.

A very nice capture indeed. :toast:
Posted by PhilH on February 22, 2007 at 8:23 AM
Nice, great colours and well processed, agree with Richard on keeping a copy with the fishing line, two different markets there....

:toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on February 22, 2007 at 8:48 AM
Love the colours on this one Graeme - do you mind my asking what p/shop work was involved in making them zing like that as I'm sure there will be others who are always keen to learn more from a workflow perspective.

Mark
Posted by Sean Bolton on February 22, 2007 at 1:07 PM
Hi Graeme

Lovely colours and pose. The dental floss is a bonus too. :toast:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Helge Sorensen on February 22, 2007 at 1:25 PM
Superb pose, Grame - I really like this one! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on February 22, 2007 at 1:32 PM
Thanks for all the comments. Very much appreciated.

Mark, it's a very good question :biggrin: I'm actually really pleased with the way this came out as I usually fall short in my processing. I'm not the best in PS and struggle to be honest. I did however have a magenta/blue cast after my usual processing (my usual processing has been picked up on here - actually Phil Shaw's posting - i pretty much follow it to the book and then add a bit here and there from other people's work flow's) so I had a bash with the variations in CS2 adjustments. The main elements that brought these colours out were the Shadow/Highlight tool, Curves and Saturation and to be honest, I'm not sure I could recreate this as it is :rolleyes: That shows my lack of PS skills unfortunately :frown: From my perspective the key was getting the whites right. After that, everything seemed to fall into place.

Hope this helps a bit.

Graeme :toast:
Posted by Justin on February 22, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Hi Graeme,
Very much like this one.Stunning colour and superb action. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jim Greenfield on February 23, 2007 at 6:10 AM
Action, pose and colour are super.
Posted by Rene de Heer on February 23, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Great pose Graeme, no nits from me!
Rene de Heer