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Axel Hildebrandt
02-28-2009, 08:27 PM
I guess I'm in portrait mode. I went back to Barnegat Light this morning and got really lucky. There was a thin layer of clouds which helped a lot with the exposure of the whites. You can even see some texture.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/109674672/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/640s, f/11, EC -0.67, ISO 400
Fabs Forns
02-28-2009, 08:33 PM
This is terrific, Axel, perfect EXP, exc composition and sweet BG. What's not to like?
Randy Stout
02-28-2009, 08:35 PM
Axel:

A stunning duck, with lovely background, nice look back. Nice catch light in the eye. I wonder if the eye could be brightened just a bit to make the pupil more visible I don't know this duck well enough to know if that would look abnormal.

I love the cinnamon colored streaks.

You are on a roll Axel!

Randy
Jackie Schuknecht
02-28-2009, 09:17 PM
Just lovely. Whites and blacks are both great. BG is very beautiful too with the gradations of blue.
mao ouyang
02-28-2009, 09:56 PM
Excellent details and perfect exposure on a very difficult subject. Nice crop too.
Grace Scalzo
02-28-2009, 10:12 PM
Unique pose by this beautiful harlequin, full of interest. Great job, Axel.
Mike Lentz
02-28-2009, 10:34 PM
Exposure looks great and the comp works!! Nice work!
Paul Lagasi
02-28-2009, 11:21 PM
Wow..super job by the super moderator, bang on colors, sharpness, BG, pose....thanks Axel
Steve Canuel
03-01-2009, 02:16 AM
Beautiful duck with excellent detail and color. Nice job.
Sid Garige
03-01-2009, 10:56 AM
Sweet image. great background and excellent details.
Judy Lynn Malloch
03-01-2009, 02:40 PM
Ditto all of the above. Just a superb image , crop, color, detail and exposure. Congratulations Axel.
Mike Tracy
03-01-2009, 05:29 PM
I would love to stumble across one of these someday and if I do I hope I capture it half as well as this. Crop, pose, detail and exposure are spot on.
Ramon M. Casares
03-01-2009, 08:37 PM
All looks preety great to me, BG, light, exposure, detail and pose, but what I loved them ost is the great DOF. COngratulations!
Axel Hildebrandt
03-01-2009, 09:15 PM
Axel:

A stunning duck, with lovely background, nice look back. Nice catch light in the eye. I wonder if the eye could be brightened just a bit to make the pupil more visible I don't know this duck well enough to know if that would look abnormal.

I love the cinnamon colored streaks.

You are on a roll Axel!

Randy

Thanks, Randy! I tried lightening the eye but it didn't look right.
Bonnie Block
03-01-2009, 10:23 PM
The best of this species I have ever seen, Axel. Wonderful composition--the lighting is superb.--details as good as they get. Congratulations!