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Choughs eye view + Repost

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Posted by Brian McGeough on June 29, 2008 at 4:16 AM
Choughs eye view + Repost
I had the pleasure of six Choughs feeding on the cliffs yesterday here in Cornwall, they seemed to be eating snails!! (each to their own :eek: )they do allow some very close up work though, this bird flew to within 10 feet, at some points he was too close for min focus.

300mm non IS + 2x tele
Resting on Serpentine rock :biggrin:

Model Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Focal Length 600 mm
Exposure Time 1/50 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 400
Exposure Bias -1/3
Posted by John Robinson on June 29, 2008 at 4:48 AM
Hi Brian
Good close up.
Chuffed eh ?! :frown:
Good to see you still at it.
Cheers
John
Posted by Paul Gibbs on June 29, 2008 at 5:11 AM
Nice, i was going for portraits myself on friday. Nice picture of an interesting bird. The bill really stands out well.
Posted by Dave Cordery on June 29, 2008 at 6:41 AM
It is the bill that stand this bird out and you have captured that very well.

Regards

Dave
Posted by Magnus Hird on June 29, 2008 at 7:06 AM
Great detail in the feathers and eye, nice portrait :smile:
Posted by John MacTavish on June 29, 2008 at 7:18 AM
I know how you feel about subjects getting too close, it's a touch frustrating to say the least.
Maybe a touch too much headroom here, but there's certainly plenty of detail to look at and the eye is pin sharp.
I'm colour blind so tell me to p*** off if I'm wrong about a blue cast over this one

Cheers,
John
Posted by Brian McGeough on June 29, 2008 at 7:59 AM
No John you may well be right, it did have a blue cast maybe due to being taken in shadow but I did take the blue channel down about 20 odd notches in PS, maybe it needs a bit more?
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
My first reaction was that it looks blue-never seen such a close up-well done on that one

Dave
Posted by Brian McGeough on June 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Is this any better ?????
Posted by eric weight on July 1, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Well it's not got a blue cast any more, that's for sure, but it all looks a bit flat now to me, maybe you have gone a little too far- I'm not sure. It's an excellent portrait though - I like the comp and that eye is so sharp. It must have been a great sight.
:toast: Eric