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Black Guillemots + repost

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Posted by Chris Lloyd on June 16, 2007 at 10:15 AM
Black Guillemots + repost
Hi Everyone,

Just got back froma trip to Ireland to photograph a sea bird colony. I found these on the harbour wall near where we caught the boat to the colony itself.

Techs: Nikon D2X, 200-400, 1.4TC, 1/100TH sec at F11, 055pro, 393,

C and C welcome
Regards Chris. :toast:
Posted by jack chapman on June 16, 2007 at 10:48 AM
nice composition the black strip across the top is a bit distracting though
Posted by Rob Howard on June 16, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Hi Chris,

Not a bad start to your trip. Well exposed keeping detail in the blacks and whites. Agree with cloning out the black in the BG, also might be worth giving it a little CW rotation.
Look forward to seeing the rest from your trip.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Paula Graham on June 16, 2007 at 4:42 PM
I go with the above too.
Nice composition though and interesting birds
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 17, 2007 at 2:19 AM
Cloning out the black strip is going to be really difficult - maybe you'd be better off using the clone tool and continuing it across the entire top edge of the frame - where it stops at present is what distracts me most :wavey:
A bit of CW rotation and perhaps cut some of the OoF fg and I think it'll look miles better Chris.

Nice image Chris :toast:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on June 17, 2007 at 8:06 AM
Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the comments so far.
Does this image look any better? I have extended the wall right across as Andy suggested. I did try to clone it out but it was way too difficult for my cloning skills.

C and C welcome.
Regards Chris.