Posted by Paul King on November 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Even the sun was shining in the right direction for a change. Such a confiding bird.
D300 600mm f4
f7.1 1\680th
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Your comments on the exposure are welcome as ever..
Posted by Nick Mckeown on November 25, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Stunning image and detail Paul, you even managed to get a reflection as well. The little pearls of water on its back are the final touches to a cracking image!
Nick.
Nice, a bird I would love to image... you seem to have a few processing problems... contrast and the dynamic range appear to have problems on the posted images... there are halo's and artifacts that are tell tale signs of trying to do more to the image than is actually needed. Pull back on the processing and I think this image will look so much better...
Posted by Matt Cole on November 26, 2011 at 2:09 AM
I would tend to agree with Phil, it does look as though it has been overworked somewhat. The bird itself is attractive and nice and sharp but there is a halo around the head and the back of the neck in particular and the white/cream area looks a little hot.
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4 repliesD300 600mm f4
f7.1 1\680th
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Your comments on the exposure are welcome as ever..
Nick.
Matt