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White stork

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 9, 2007 at 10:09 AM
White stork
One from my holl's taken at about 10 PM just after a heavy rain storm the deep colour lasted for about two or three minutes, luckily I was out looking for some landscapes and had my camera set to the highest colour settings it has.

Phillip.

D200 300mmf2.8 nikkor 1/500@f4.5 iso100
colour mode 3 saturation set to its highest level in camera and contrast set to its highest level

PP in NX & CS2

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Posted by Paul Gibbs on October 9, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Very nice, and those colours are seriously bombastic!
Posted by Dave Courtenay on October 9, 2007 at 10:22 AM
Truly amazing colours-what is the nest built on as i just wondered what the 2 straight poles are at the top :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on October 9, 2007 at 10:36 AM
With this and Phil's fox, I think my monitor is going into meltdown :biggrin: Truly stunning photo Phil. If it were mine, I might tinker a bit and completely silhouette the storks. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 9, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Hi Dave it's a concrete platform from some old electrical mast, the owner of the farm where these particular storks are asked the local power company to leave it when they moved the cables for the storks the three poll sticking out of the top are to stop black kite landing, the last four years I've been going to the same place this stork as fledged at least three young every year.

Phillip.


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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 9, 2007 at 10:52 AM
Hi Elliott dose this look better.

Phillip.

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Posted by John Kerr on October 9, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Hi Philip
Lovely image, only thing I'd change, but ONLY if it were MINE, in the light streak thru the purple cloud about a third of the way in from the left there looks like a dust spot. It probably isn't, but I've got a stubborn speck on my sensor exactly there that has to be cloned out so I always see one there.
John :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on October 9, 2007 at 12:01 PM
Glorious colour Phillip :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Helge Sorensen on October 9, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Stunningly colourfull, Philip. Only critique is some rings in the colors - ahve you used neatimage or similar ? :toast:
Posted by Andrew Stagg on October 9, 2007 at 3:37 PM
WOW!
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 9, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Hi Helge yes on the repost it look much better in 16bit.

Phillip.

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Posted by John Swift on October 10, 2007 at 4:35 AM
Hi Phillip,
Incredibly vibrant colours and I too prefer the repost.

Regards

JohnS
Posted by Elliott Neep on October 10, 2007 at 7:09 AM
Hi Phil. Suits me perfectly... can I have a 10x8 :wink: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on October 11, 2007 at 1:39 PM
Hi Philip,
I'm going to go a little against the grain I'm afraid,as whilst the silhouette is superb, I find the colour just a bit too intense. Not really a nit as colour intensity is very much a personal and subjective matter.
There is however certainly no shortage in appeal and impact with this image.