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Oh Dear, bloomin tourists. + REPOST

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Posted by Paul King on July 14, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Oh Dear, bloomin tourists. + REPOST
A visit to Skomer was proving as good now as it was thirty odd years ago. Blasted stairs :wink:

D300 300mm+1.7TC
400ISO,1/650th,-.3EV

Your thoughts?
Posted by PhilH on July 14, 2010 at 4:04 PM
A bit off the top Paul... what a nice image, despite some simple faults it is so so appealing...

Nice one...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on July 14, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Yes I agree
Very nice indeed.
JR
Posted by Paul King on July 14, 2010 at 4:17 PM
What faults are you seeng Phil or John?
Posted by Karen Summers on July 14, 2010 at 4:19 PM
that title just suits this image so much made me smile the expression is just great
Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 14, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Paul I agree about a little off the top. Other than maybe toning down the white blob in the foreground it is a lovely image. Different to the normal setting/posture for a Puffin. I like this very much indeed. :wavey: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on July 14, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Hi Paul,

Nothing major and nothing that you could really do anything about.. I think you need a slight increase in the mid tone contrast... nothing major and make sure it is done on your tiff not the posted jpeg... that should improve detail a little in the whites... you could also try adding black to the whites in selective colour....

The only other processing improvement could be to tone down the OOF forground.... these things are possible with digital and with extreme care... as I said I think this is a wonderful image and for me, one of the best you have posted....

All the best

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Paul King on July 14, 2010 at 5:23 PM
So with a little bit of midtone, some itty bitty black added to the whites and a little down toning,,, so is it up there???
Posted by Marcus Conway on July 14, 2010 at 5:32 PM
Like the repost Paul, great shot :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 14, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Spot on Paul :toast: :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 14, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Thats done it. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Scott Tilley on July 15, 2010 at 2:09 AM
Gosh! I liked the first image but the repost knocks your socks off! Love it.

Scott :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 15, 2010 at 2:44 AM
Repost looks great. Well done. :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on July 15, 2010 at 2:56 AM
Paul the first was great the repost excellent.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by David Kjaer on July 15, 2010 at 4:22 AM
Hi Paul

Very very nice, I like the composition better in the repost but just a tad dark on my monitor.

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on July 15, 2010 at 4:42 AM
Hi Paul...

The repost is much better, agree with david just a tad dark now but that is easy to solve..

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 15, 2010 at 5:03 AM
I think you have the makings of a very nice image indeed.. Great second post, just a little more tweaking and it will be spot on.. Nice work.

Brett :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 15, 2010 at 5:37 AM

Smart image Paul, the repost looks spot on to me, considering the Puffin is sat in the entrance to it's burrow the shot is going to look a little dark.

Andy...
Posted by Phil Mclean on July 15, 2010 at 8:42 AM
The repost looks good to me and nicely framed with interesting looking foliage.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Iain Tookey on July 15, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Loved the first picture, the second one even better.

Agree with the others that it looks just a smidgen dark though.

Other than that, superb! :toast:
Posted by Shaun Simpson on July 15, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Repost is superb, spot on for me :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 15, 2010 at 1:04 PM
I agree with Andy Shepherd on this one. I didn't have a problem with the first crop but the in all other aspects the repost is spot on. The light is as I would expect to se it in it's burrow.
Posted by Ian Mason on July 16, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Great composition! I think somewhere between the two would be right - maybe a little less contrast on the repost.