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Jim Fenton
05-31-2008, 11:15 AM
Heavy but bright haze the coast this morning where I shot this so no nice blue background, but I stll sort of like this female in flight with nest materials.
Nikon D300, 500 AFSVR, ISO 1000, f7.1, NearUniWB preset, Center weighted with +2 EV compensation.
Alfred Forns
05-31-2008, 12:01 PM
Beautiful Jim !!! That girl is carrying heavy limber !!!! Love he head position and fine detail Do like those high key images !!!! Big Congrats !!!!
Dave Phillips
05-31-2008, 12:13 PM
ditto Alfred....that light is good to show non color shifting details
sometimes these high key present well with a slim border, just a thought
Axel Hildebrandt
05-31-2008, 12:22 PM
Great capture, I have no idea how she held onto that piece of reed. :) The plumage looks a bit noisy, maybe a tad less sharpening. I like the frame idea and would crop a bit tighter.
john crookes
05-31-2008, 12:27 PM
Hi Jim
Was this on Plum or on the south shore.
Nice details in the bird and how did she ever fit that in the house.
Agree on adding a border and also would remove the pinkish sky and go completly high key
Jim Fenton
05-31-2008, 12:46 PM
This was on the north end of the island, by the lighthouse.
Jim Fenton
05-31-2008, 12:48 PM
I'm not convinced that it's noisy or just food ole Nikon detail?
I shot some the other day and even at ISO 400, rather than 1000 which this was shot at, they appeared the same.
This honestly had minimal sharpening, but when I get a chance this evening, I'll have another go at it.
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