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Posted by eric weight on August 25, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Couldn't agree more Ben. Very nicely done and you've caught the moment well. Not sure that it couldn't do with some A/C rotation though. Eric
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 25, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Very nice grab shot at that.. Now, cropping and comp is a personal thing but I would take a little of the bottom and LHS. It's just my opinion and composition is not my strong point
I like the light and sharpness in which you have captured the movement.
Brett
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 25, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Captured well and processed nicely agree with a bit of the old R.
Major.
Posted by Ben Gardner on August 25, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Did a larger portrait crop to see which I prefer and I can't decide.
Agree that it needs a slight rotation but I prefer a little space around the bird so maybe only slightly more of a crop off the bottom.
Posted by Mark Davies on August 25, 2009 at 6:26 PM
IMHO ,the first one with the crop as suggested by Brett.Nice grab shot, lovely light.
Absolutely agree - I've spent hours with these. I love the portrait crop. For some reason though the blue on the wing shows more clearly on the first post. Gorgeous!
Both are nice... you have so many cropping options... you do need to sort out the rotation though before you loose all the water from the image
Posted by Ben Gardner on August 26, 2009 at 7:07 AM
Cheers all. I will perform a bit of rotation magic this weekend. Off to do a bat survey through the night in Hertfordshire so can't tonight and will most likely be a walking zombie tomorrow after very little sleep
Posted by tony flashman on August 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Portrait crop with the bird lower in the frame would be my choice. Very nice image though!
Discussion
12 repliesGrab shot taken while waiting for ospreys to fish. Although common I personally think mallards are realy beautiful birds and often overlooked.
C&C welcome
Ben
Nikon D300 + 400mm
iso200, f4, 1/250
slight crop in CS3
I like the light and sharpness in which you have captured the movement.
Brett
Major.
Agree that it needs a slight rotation but I prefer a little space around the bird so maybe only slightly more of a crop off the bottom.
lovely shot with beautiful lighting
Your water is running down hill
Bob.
Tony