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Stephen Earle
10-15-2008, 01:58 PM
40D, 300 f2.8 + 1.4x conv., ISO 320, 1/2000, f5.0. Taken at the Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg Game reserve, South Africa.
Juan Aragonés
10-15-2008, 02:07 PM
Superb image Stephen, the BG is terrific but I think that the blue is a bit oversaturated. The pose of the bird is fantastic and the details excelent
Ramon M. Casares
10-15-2008, 02:20 PM
Terrific! The colours are fantastic! The pose is grerat, sharpness and details as well as eye contact and pose are outstanding too! Congratulaitons!
Nagesh Mula
10-15-2008, 04:12 PM
Simply Amazing!!
Everything in this picture (Highlights, Sharpness, BG) are perfect.
The only nit is the head angle which with a slight degree to the right would have made this even better in my opinion.
Don Lacy
10-15-2008, 04:37 PM
Wonderful detail and pose, I wish you could have gotten him with a solid BG as is it competes with the Swallow for my attention but thats really just a minor nit.
Doug Brown
10-15-2008, 05:09 PM
Fabulous pose and sharpness. Great light too. I would bring the blues down a notch or two though.
Aidan Briggs
10-15-2008, 06:12 PM
Nice pose and light. BG is oversaturated. Did you blur the BG in this post?
Neil Losin
10-15-2008, 06:45 PM
What a beautiful swallow. I like the graded BG, though I also think it's so saturated that it distracts from the swallow a bit. Still, a really excellent shot!
Linda Robbins
10-15-2008, 08:58 PM
Stunning pose, beautiful light and razor sharp. I like the graduated colors in the background, but does seem a little oversaturated. Gorgeous image!
Raymond Barlow
10-15-2008, 09:13 PM
wow, sweet image, great action, and sharp!
Stephen Earle
10-16-2008, 01:40 AM
Thx everyone for your comments. The bg is oof water and grassland and it I only applied some nr to it. I made several images in this series of which several have one coloured bg's. I stood on my toes when I made this image as I wanted the dual tone bg. Your input with regard to the saturation is noted.
Stu Bowie
10-17-2008, 11:16 AM
The swallow is pin sharp Stephen, and love the raised wing. I think the BG is amazing.
Rosl Roessner
10-17-2008, 03:28 PM
Big Congrat! This is a fantastic image! Great pose, details and mood! I love it!
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