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GSW with not m'shroom

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Posted by Neil Burton on November 29, 2012 at 11:46 AM
I will try this shot as an excerise in smugmug gallery posting. Hopefully it works. Was rather underexposed without flash, did my best Andy...honest :biggrin:
So all in all just a test of the link really.

1DIV, 500 f4
Posted by John Robinson on November 29, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Hi Niel
Certainly an interesting shot . For some reason the image seems a little "harsh" for want of a better word- more evident in the biggie. Maybe just a drop in contrast might help.
I am sure others will have much more complex solutions :jump: :jump:
Cheers
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on November 29, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Agrre with JR Neil. Also I would have gone for a landscape format to capitalise on the mushroom. Just my thoughts.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :wavey: :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 29, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Hi Neil, viewing on the MacBook Pro so not ideal, however I do find the image rather saturated and certainly, the BKG is very 'punchy'! Not a great lover of the highlight behind the head may wish to tone things down, plus the WP looks quite precariously balanced, agree on the landscape format, may have offered a better balance all round. The subject for me, looks pushed and hammered on the blacks/shadows. Why -1 comp, looks like light was not on your side 1/320 at ISO800?

Sorry to sound so negative on this one.

BTW I do find the roaming stag TM a little distracting :biggrin: how about Opacity/Fill adjustment?

TFS
Steve
Posted by Bob Johnson on November 29, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Hi Neil, The GSW is smart for me but I find the BG and mushroom is overpowering it a little :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on November 30, 2012 at 3:48 AM
Neil that bg reallly dramatic can't make up my mind! the bird itself looks good to me.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on November 30, 2012 at 4:11 AM
So we all agree with what I thought then :biggrin: I was not under any camo at the time and to avoid spooking the WP I did not use flash, which meant the BG had to be catered for, -1 was just keeping the BG from blowing. It was a long shot and I only stuck it up as I have no more toadstool shots with a woodpecker. A shame but there you go. Maybe next autumn.

And my link worked! ;)
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 30, 2012 at 8:45 AM
[i]And my link worked! ;)[i/]- OP is a bit of a Postage stamp though :wink:
Posted by Neil Burton on November 30, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Smugmug gives me postage stamp or too big for this forum, one of my main beefs. Let us post 1000px shots as standard and we wont have to upload a big one and take up server space!
Posted by Ian Hay on November 30, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Different from the usual perch but agree it could be toned down a bit

Ian
Posted by Phil Ellard on December 1, 2012 at 3:52 PM
I quite like it :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Neil Burton on December 2, 2012 at 4:09 PM
I am with Phil then :toast: