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Brown Dipper

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 20, 2007 at 1:45 PM
Brown Dipper
Hi all and took this image today this is my second attempt at getting this type of image, spent all day yesterday with no luck out of 1500 images they'll now firmly in the trash can, managed to strike lucky very early on this morning as i was sitting on my little portable stool sitting in the stream, the lighting conditions were very challenging having to balance the exposure between blowing the highlights and retaining some detail in the shadows.

Phillip.

PP in Bibble pro 4.9.5 & CS2 with a small amount of shadow highlights and smart sharpen then cropped to this format.

Nikon D200
Focal Length: 800mm
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
2007/04/20 12:17:15.3
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Preset d-0
Metering Mode: Spot
AF Mode: AF-C
1/160 sec - F/7.1
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Lens: 800mm F/5.6 D
Sensitivity: ISO 200

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Posted by szekiat chan on April 20, 2007 at 1:57 PM
dunno what u found challenging, u seem to have it all mastered there! great shot!
Posted by Sean Bolton on April 20, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Hi Phillip

Your perserverence has paid off. Excellent dipper image. :toast:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Paul Gibbs on April 20, 2007 at 6:39 PM
Nice shot, looks great. I know how you feel sometimes it takes 1500 shots to get the one you want.
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 21, 2007 at 5:19 AM
Top marks Phillip - perfect exposure, good pov and just the best dipper image I've seen for a long time :toast: :toast:

Regards

Andy
Posted by John Chapman on April 21, 2007 at 7:28 AM
Hi Phillip great image and plenty of detail in the plumage. Was you in a Hide? :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 21, 2007 at 8:19 AM
Hi no hide just sat on my little portable stool very quietly on the opposite side of the river they actually came within 3m at one stage not at all bothered by my presence.

Phillip.

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Posted by Jim Greenfield on April 21, 2007 at 8:44 AM
Very nice image - the detail and low angle are excellent
Posted by PhilH on April 23, 2007 at 4:03 AM
A nice one, spot on exposure and processing, it may be me or an optical illusion but it seems to be sloping downhill ever so slightly....

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Posted by Paula Graham on April 23, 2007 at 3:15 PM
Marvellous dipper shot.
Posted by Brian McGeough on April 24, 2007 at 4:33 AM
Great colours and detail !!!!!!! :toast: :toast:

Regards
Brian