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Northern Pintail + Repost.

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Posted by Paul King on February 17, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Northern Pintail + Repost.
Minus 12C on the coast. did not stay to long though.

D300 600mm f4 + 1.4 TC
ISO 200 f8 1\800
:wavey:
Posted by Paul Whippey on February 17, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Very nice Paul. My only nits: The focus point seems to be on the birds back leaving the head slightly soft and you've got a sharpening halo around the birds head. very nice pose and composition otherwise. :toast:

I can understand the difficulty though of getting this shot and you've done very well considering! -12! Blimey!! :eek:

Thanks.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on February 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Hi Paul. It might be me as I am on a laptop but the head appears dark and also soft on the larger image....... others may say differently so apologies if my laptop does the image an injustice! The detail on the feathers with the water droplets really helps the bird stand out from the grey BG.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on February 17, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Brrrr chilly! Lovely birds these. I agree with Nick here, the head is a bit dark, but the detail in the feathers and water droplets is great.

:toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on February 17, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Difficult bird to get any decent images off, you did well here but it is a bit soft.
Rene de Heer
Posted by John Robinson on February 17, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Paul

Shold be able to get a bit more detail in the head with variuos software. Maybe more space on the left too so bird is looking into pic.
Cheers
Posted by Bob Johnson on February 17, 2012 at 2:12 PM
A hansome duck with great feather detail. The head a little lighter for me :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 17, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Nits mentioned, lovely composition :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on February 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM
it does look a bit soft and the bird is rather dark, but a nice looking duck all the same.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on February 18, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Paul

I like them big in frame fantastic detail.
:wink:
Posted by Craig Jones on February 19, 2012 at 7:03 AM
Beautiful bird captured very well, love the pose and legs showing :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on February 19, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Paul missed this earlier must be going daft in my old age :smile:

Anyway very nice image of a smart looking bird.

Minor nits already covered.
Posted by Paul King on February 20, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Thanks for the comments much appreciated.
So a repost lightened.. :wavey:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on February 20, 2012 at 2:59 PM
The lighter head is a definite improvement on what was aready a great image. Nice one Paul. :smile:

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey: