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Posted by Lee Newman on August 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Taken a few months ago while out looking for Voles. I got about a dozen shots of these birds but this one is my favourite.
any comments or advice welcome.
Canon EOS 20D, 300mm F4. F5 1/250sec, ISO 200, Exp -1/3
Lee
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 19, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Nice shot Shifty, what are the strange lines across the bottom of the image ? are they plant stems under the water ? feather detail is very good.
We'll go back later in the year buddy.
Shep...
Posted by Lee Newman on August 19, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Yes they are plant stems, I quite like them in this image.
Definately go back there, Good bacon butties in the cafe
Lee
Posted by David Taylor on August 20, 2009 at 5:08 AM
I like everything about this image, even though it's not a fly. Excellent detail, and I like the glimpse of the leaf stems giving depth to the water.
Posted by Craig Jones on August 20, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Nice image and love the reflection,great detail and colours in the bird,very nice Lee and I second the bacon butties there,at the moment the water is covered in a green carpet so hard to take anything there
Very nice shot Lee the feather detail is very good
I would get rid of the white bit at the top as it takes attention away from the bird.
Posted by Austin Thomas on August 20, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Hi Lee,
A nice image and a good reflection. Overall it looks a little bright on my screen, lacking in blacks possibly. I would definitely remove the bright area top right.
Thanks for sharing.
Austin
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 20, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Like it lots, the colours and detail are really very good. A nice composition.
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 20, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Nice shot and the nits mentioned.. In the words of our very own 'JR' I would adjust the Gamma correction via the 'exposure' setting in PS to tone this down a bit.. I tried to about 0.85, but monitors vary so might tweak accordingly..
Kind regards,
Brett
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 21, 2009 at 4:20 AM
The bird sits nicely Lee and there is some great lighting here.
Major
Posted by Lee Newman on August 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Thanks for all the comments, Much appreciated.
I have tried out the advice & it has improved the image overall
Lee
Posted by Guy Rogers on August 21, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Hello Lee.
A lovely image of this Little Grebe with excellent detail.
I would agree with all the comments. I have had a little got at making some small adjustments which I feel really helps the image.
A small crop to the top and right hand side to remove some distracting areas.
A small adjustment in curves to give the image a bit more contrast.
The curves adjustment gave a better feel to the bird and darker water, but made the green water area a little to bright so I burned this down with the burn tool set to highlight and at 10%.
I will remove comment if you wish just le me know.
Posted by Lee Newman on August 21, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Thanks Guy, The image has much more impact after your adjustments
Discussion
13 repliesany comments or advice welcome.
Canon EOS 20D, 300mm F4. F5 1/250sec, ISO 200, Exp -1/3
Lee
Nice shot Shifty, what are the strange lines across the bottom of the image ? are they plant stems under the water ? feather detail is very good.
We'll go back later in the year buddy.
Shep...
Definately go back there, Good bacon butties in the cafe
Lee
I'd crop a bit off of the top to lose the white thing.
I would get rid of the white bit at the top as it takes attention away from the bird.
A nice image and a good reflection. Overall it looks a little bright on my screen, lacking in blacks possibly. I would definitely remove the bright area top right.
Thanks for sharing.
Austin
Kind regards,
Brett
Major
I have tried out the advice & it has improved the image overall
Lee
A lovely image of this Little Grebe with excellent detail.
I would agree with all the comments. I have had a little got at making some small adjustments which I feel really helps the image.
A small crop to the top and right hand side to remove some distracting areas.
A small adjustment in curves to give the image a bit more contrast.
The curves adjustment gave a better feel to the bird and darker water, but made the green water area a little to bright so I burned this down with the burn tool set to highlight and at 10%.
I will remove comment if you wish just le me know.
I have much to learn in PS
Thanks
Lee