Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
This is an image I took a couple of weekends ago at a local nature reserve. It is a pretty severe crop of the original because the grebes wouldn't come any closer :( and I wanted to see if I could "rescue" a reasonable image out of it. Does the positioning work? Comments are, as always, welcome. The technical details are:
I love the lighting in this image. As for your comment re the composition, yes I think it works quite well and would also work OK cropped to a portrait format. I would be tempted to cloan out whatever is floating in the water centre/right but otherwise very nice!
Nice shot, especially considering the distance involved. You could use the 'patch' tool perhaps to get ridd of the spots and bit and pieces floating on the water.
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6 repliesThis is an image I took a couple of weekends ago at a local nature reserve. It is a pretty severe crop of the original because the grebes wouldn't come any closer :( and I wanted to see if I could "rescue" a reasonable image out of it. Does the positioning work? Comments are, as always, welcome. The technical details are:
- Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mk IIN
- Lens: Canon 500mm f4 IS + 1.4x
- Aperture: f7.1 -2/3
- Shutter Speed: 1/400s
- ISO: 400
- Metering: Evaluative
- Exposure Control: Aperture Priority
- Camera Support: Gitzo 1325 + Wimberley Gimbal
- RAW Conversion: RawShooter Premium
- Post Processing: Levels, Curves, USM (FocalBlade)
Thanks for looking
Adrian
I love the lighting in this image. As for your comment re the composition, yes I think it works quite well and would also work OK cropped to a portrait format. I would be tempted to cloan out whatever is floating in the water centre/right but otherwise very nice!
David
Ahhh well another skill to learn I suppose
Adrian
Ahhh well another skill to learn I suppose
Adrian