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Great Northern Diver

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Posted by Paul Hillion on January 27, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Great Northern Diver
From this morning - this time with the sun out :smile:

40D, 500f4, 1.4x on skimmer, 1/500 f/11 iso200 with highlight priority enabled.

Thanks

Paul H
Guernsey
Posted by eric weight on January 27, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Superb picture of this shy bird, but the colour of the water really adds something to it. It's got an element of the hand coloured sepia about it. Can't make my mind up if it the water drop is a distraction or not, I keep looking at it so perhaps it is. Tiny nit though.
:toast: :toast: eric
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 27, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Bet you were pleased with this one Paul :toast:
Posted by Paul Hillion on January 27, 2008 at 4:55 PM
I've got one from a frame or two on without the water drop but I kinda liked it with the drip, not sure why.

Thanks!
Posted by David Kjaer on January 27, 2008 at 5:06 PM
Hi Paul

Cracking image, nice detail and I quite like the water droplet!

David :toast:
Posted by Nigel Blake on January 27, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Very nice, I like the water droplet too!
Posted by Barry Southon on January 27, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Paul

Looks great to me and I like the water drips.

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 27, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Hi Paul
Cracking image.

Phillip.
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Posted by PhilH on January 28, 2008 at 4:13 AM
Very nice I like the drop too... are you shooting jpeg? or using Canon Software to convert? only ask because HTP has no effect on RAW unless it is converted using Canons own software, any other converter and the effect is of underexposing by about 1 stop.

Bet you are pleased with this one.....

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Frederic Desmette on January 28, 2008 at 5:01 AM
Very nice image, good light too!!
Frederic
Posted by Paul Hillion on January 28, 2008 at 5:03 AM
Thanks everyone. Phil I always shoot RAW and convert with ACR, and no I didn't know that about HTP & RAW so thanks for the info!
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 28, 2008 at 7:27 AM
Thats a good un-would like this on file

Dave :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 28, 2008 at 8:06 AM
Hi Paul,

Nice image!
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 28, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Now THAT was worth going back for in the right light.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Mark Fellowes on January 28, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Hi Paul

This is a fantastic winter diver image - whenever I see them they're miles away. Lovely light and detail.

:toast:

Mark