Bemused by your comment re flipping Ray - I've taken a look and don't see how it would have shown the wing stretch any better...?
Did you have a building or wall acting as a reflector - the light is remarkably even with a very soft shadow?
Posted by Brett Lewis on April 12, 2009 at 3:46 PM
I wish I could just flip images to see the subjects from the other side..! Again, not sure about that comment Ray..? Other than that it's a nice shot despite all the DBs, a bit low and central in the frame but all personal choice I guess.
Kind regards,
Brett
Posted by Major Gilbert on April 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM
April 1st has long gone.
Good image as is but boy does your sensor need cleaning.
Major.
Posted by John Robinson on April 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Chop some of the left and its fine,
If you flip it horizontally we could see underneath , Great !
Good pic though .
JR
Thats a nice one, perhaps a tad central but I think I see why it is left like this comp wise as it keeps all the ripple in to the rear, only minor nit on what I think is one of the best images you have posted is perhaps a touch more room below.... Oh and of course clean that sensor....
Posted by Rob Ashton on April 14, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Lovely pose Ray. I know what you mean with flipping it but you may find it has some scraggly plummage on the other side. Try it and post as a re-post for us.
“Dust Bunnies” can obviously be just that, but on the other hand they could be OOF flies, ranging in size from the size of a pin head to a Mosquito. One of the clues is the habitat/situation prevailing at the time. If you are shooting a subject standing in still water, and or boggy ground with little or no wind then the “Dust Bunnies” could easily be flies, if there is a strong wind blowing then the favourite is “Dust Bunnies”. But saying that, if on the next frame the “Dust Bunnies” have moved/disappeared then the “Dust Bunnies” are avian in character.
Don’t forget tho’, that when someone starts thinking “Dust Bunnies” then that’s that, they are “Dust Bunnies”, and once written then the thought is put in others minds. But bottom line, only you the photographer knows the truth, as you were there and you also have both previous and subsequent shots, to compare against, which are the clinchers.
Now Rob about posting a repost.
I have to make a confession here, I posted the wrong shot.
On the one I intended to post, there was a wing splint on the far wing, which I had cloned out, and as it was a tad unstable on its feet, I had also pushed a small stake in the lakes bottom for it to lean on, which it did, again I had cloned it out, and painted in the leg.
So, I think you can now understand why I’m reticent in posting a repost. The cat will be out of the bag, so to speak.
I realise that its probably teaching granny to suck eggs, but remember that the higher the f stop number then the more apparent the bunnies become (ie f22=more bunnies).
Best wishes
Phil
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15 repliesTaken from car, 600mm f/4, 1/350 sec @ f9, tripod mounted, electrical cable release (MC-20) used. PP in CS2. Full Frame.
Your sensor needs cleaning desperately Ray. I see at least ten dust specks
Did you have a building or wall acting as a reflector - the light is remarkably even with a very soft shadow?
Kind regards,
Brett
Good image as is but boy does your sensor need cleaning.
Major.
If you flip it horizontally we could see underneath , Great !
Good pic though .
JR
It’s this sort of comment which I really want. Note to oneself, next time take along some fly paper, and check other shots I took along this coast.
Major, you got it, but you can bet I’ve caught a few.
Nice one Ray, dust bunnies already mentioned, I'd be amazed if they were flies. Really nice little wader shot!
Lewis.
Lee
Rob
“Dust Bunnies” can obviously be just that, but on the other hand they could be OOF flies, ranging in size from the size of a pin head to a Mosquito. One of the clues is the habitat/situation prevailing at the time. If you are shooting a subject standing in still water, and or boggy ground with little or no wind then the “Dust Bunnies” could easily be flies, if there is a strong wind blowing then the favourite is “Dust Bunnies”. But saying that, if on the next frame the “Dust Bunnies” have moved/disappeared then the “Dust Bunnies” are avian in character.
Don’t forget tho’, that when someone starts thinking “Dust Bunnies” then that’s that, they are “Dust Bunnies”, and once written then the thought is put in others minds. But bottom line, only you the photographer knows the truth, as you were there and you also have both previous and subsequent shots, to compare against, which are the clinchers.
Now Rob about posting a repost.
I have to make a confession here, I posted the wrong shot.
On the one I intended to post, there was a wing splint on the far wing, which I had cloned out, and as it was a tad unstable on its feet, I had also pushed a small stake in the lakes bottom for it to lean on, which it did, again I had cloned it out, and painted in the leg.
So, I think you can now understand why I’m reticent in posting a repost. The cat will be out of the bag, so to speak.
i noticed them on a couple of my Gannet shots against the sea but not on them all 7 none on shots against the sky or grass.
Lee
Best wishes
Phil