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Puffin Portrait.

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Posted by keith mitchell on July 17, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Puffin Portrait.
Nikon D4
Nikon 300ml 2.8.


Thanks for looking and and your comments on my last post much appreciated.
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 17, 2013 at 8:52 AM
Hi Keith it's a nice image with a good clean background.

Phil.

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 17, 2013 at 1:28 PM
Hi Keith, I think you can have cleaner whites once things are balanced a tad more, like the detail & clarity in the bill. Not sure what is happening on the RH wing, some ghosting effects? Crop isn't really working for me, needs less to the left, more to the right for the subject to look into, try flipping it, might sit better and has NO detrimental effect to the image!

TFS
Steve
Posted by John Robinson on July 17, 2013 at 1:55 PM
I think as a portrait ( which is the title,) a much tighter crop on the head would have much more impact. It would get rid of the wierd effect on the wing too, which in my honest opinion spoils a potentially good picture.
Just my personal view.
JR
Posted by keith mitchell on July 17, 2013 at 4:29 PM
Thanks guys think I might have been a bit picky and tried to get a bit more detail in the wing with shadows and highlights recon I should have left it as it was :biggrin:

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on July 18, 2013 at 3:34 AM
Hi Keith, stunning shot with stacks of detail and a gorgeous BG. Taking on board previous comments I have cropped to give the head more prominence, hope you don't mind.

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Posted by Barry Southon on July 18, 2013 at 5:01 AM
Keith

I think Puffins are one of the most photogenic birds that we have in the UK. I had the great pleasure of visiting Farne Islands last week for the first time. It's interesting to see how people differ in the way we deal with species in presentation. A different crop can make a vast difference.

A very nice image, thanks for sharing.

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on July 18, 2013 at 5:31 AM
Hi Keith,

Lovely detail in this image but would have to agree with Steve and with Nick here on crop and whites.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by keith mitchell on July 18, 2013 at 7:37 AM
Thanks guys ,Nick that does look a lot better than mine, this is what makes this forum so good :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: .
Posted by Bob Johnson on July 18, 2013 at 7:45 AM
I prefer the tighter shot and the BG is very clean :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Phil Ellard on July 18, 2013 at 2:21 PM
Comp on the first is awkward the second looks very good. Compliments on BG and sharpness etc.. stand :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on August 20, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Just catching up on what I've missed. :wavey: I think about a centimetre off the bottom of the first image would suit my preference, but still an excellent shot of an iconic sea bird.

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