Was going to make the most of the high light-levels today, and head to St Bees RSPB, in an attempt to practice my bif shooting on the cormerants, but missed my connecting bus , and had to make a detour to my usual coastal haunt instead.
Not much about, but i was very surprised to see a number of these birds still present {usually have moved on by now}. They have lost their purple sheen now, so grabbed a few frames to add a bit of variety to the shots i already have of these birds.
Excellent image with superb colour too Alan,
I personally would not lose the second highlight in the eye, I might tone it down a tad, but its natural and correct for a water dwelling bird to have two catchlights as the lower one is the reflection off the water from the light source (sun)
Posted by Dawn Monrose on May 13, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Lovely shot! Beautiful sharpness and detail, like the low viewpoint!
I really like this one and the background works well. I'm not sure about the second light in his eyes. Haven't quite work that out. But lovely shot indeed.
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16 repliesNot much about, but i was very surprised to see a number of these birds still present {usually have moved on by now}. They have lost their purple sheen now, so grabbed a few frames to add a bit of variety to the shots i already have of these birds.
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Alan
I personally would not lose the second highlight in the eye, I might tone it down a tad, but its natural and correct for a water dwelling bird to have two catchlights as the lower one is the reflection off the water from the light source (sun)
Edwin Kats
Is the 2nd catchlight from fill-flash or simply from the water's reflection?
Matt
Impossible for me to catch one in flight Craig
Alan
The catchlights certainly make it look "flashy " even though it's not.
JohnR
Dave
John
David
Beautiful image! One catch-light or two? I agree with David about it makes it look watery but I like that effect! Nice one!