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Who's a pretty boy then? +RE-POST

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Posted by Paul King on February 20, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Who's a pretty boy then? +RE-POST
from another day with the Grebes

D300 600mm f4 + 1.5TC
ISO400
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on February 20, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Really nice behaviour capture Paul. The highlights look a little bright but I'm not viewing on my usual monitor so that could be the problem. Good stuff.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Tom Smit on February 20, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Very nice shot and good PoV.
I do agree with Chris comment about the highlights.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on February 20, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Nits covered Paul with just a slight addition, cw rotation. The colours are all very complimentary and that POV is good, but perhaps an investment in some chest waders would just put the icing on the cake for that 'perfect POV'. :wink: A little bit of NR would also help the BG too I feel.

TFS
Steve
Posted by John Robinson on February 20, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Good stuff.
JohnR
Posted by Paul King on February 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Thankyou for the comments, have done a littl CW rotation, dropped the gamma a tad and eased of the highlights. hope it looks a bit better? :wavey:
Posted by Liam Pauling on February 20, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Great shot, I have never seen that behavior.

I prefer the first image but just needs some rotation. Not sure what has happened to the second, looks way over done to me.

:toast:
liam
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on February 20, 2010 at 2:34 PM
With Liam on that Paul. I wouldn't crop, leave as is, but with the tweaks :wink:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on February 20, 2010 at 3:07 PM
One of my favourite European birds, I have seen them display like this many times, The repost is better re the highlights but prefer the comp of the first post-Nice

Dave :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on February 20, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Hi Paul

The first post for me - great pose. I don't like the crop as much in the re-post and I feel you may have over tweaked it!

David :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on February 21, 2010 at 6:12 AM
Echo David's comments but a pretty boy indeed, well done.

Des :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on February 22, 2010 at 7:49 AM
Hi Paul, stunning. :toast: