A nice portrait. Maybe it could go with a little more USM and maybe a reduction in brightness, but only my personal preference. A great shot to have in the bag.
A magnificent looking animal and a good, close intimate portrait of him.
As Pete says, a bit more sharpening would work well here, especially around the eyes.
Posted by Craig Jones on April 18, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Beautiful image graham, i bet you and steve have had a brillant time, posted a dipper and its on page two now, i said hello to you all , if you are ever up this way again drop me an email, doing dippers once aweek now as they are breeding/nesting then chicks etc, so all the best, ps-love the photo
Craig - cheers mate. We did have a good time - the weather was great. Keep your eyes on the forum for more shots from the trip.
You're lucky to have the dippers so close - I'll give you a shout if I pop back.
Cheers
Graham
Posted by Paul Thomas on April 18, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Nice shot Graham. I like the peek-a-boo aspect. Reds do that a lot IME (well our Staffordshire Reds do anyway ). Best place in Staffordshire for Dippers is reputed to be the Dane (which forms the border with Cheshire) between Gradbach and Danebridge but there's a good population over most of the Staffordshire Moorlands.
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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
A nice portrait. Maybe it could go with a little more USM and maybe a reduction in brightness, but only my personal preference. A great shot to have in the bag.
As Pete says, a bit more sharpening would work well here, especially around the eyes.
Craig - cheers mate. We did have a good time - the weather was great. Keep your eyes on the forum for more shots from the trip.
You're lucky to have the dippers so close - I'll give you a shout if I pop back.
Cheers
Graham
Paul