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Stu Bowie
07-15-2009, 11:59 AM
An Egyptian goose coming into land. I liked the angle in this, and his wing tips were very close to the water. As I couldnt get all the reflection, I removed it. Taken last weekend in Pretoria.
Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM @ 400mm
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 1250
Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held
Shooting mode Tv
Auto ISO
Manos Papadomanolakis
07-15-2009, 12:06 PM
I really like the pose and the eye contact!
Brian Barcelos
07-15-2009, 12:08 PM
Wonderful wing position and eye contact. I might sharpen the head just a bit. I wish the left wing was not so dark at the end. Overall great job.
Brian
Fabs Forns
07-15-2009, 12:13 PM
Perfect diagonal, enhanced by the sweet BG. Great EXP and underwing detail. Could use some more sharpening.
Ramon M. Casares
07-15-2009, 12:15 PM
Great pose, light, diagonal, detail, colors and comp, I am not crazy though about the upper BG.
Congratulations.
Stephen Earle
07-15-2009, 12:52 PM
Nice capture Stu. Sharpness looks ok to me???? I might darken the whole scene a tad.
Aidan Briggs
07-15-2009, 01:35 PM
Lovely pose, light, and exposure. The left wing is not dark at the end. I might tone down the section of BG above the bird just a tad though. My eye kept going back to that area.
Well done!
Stu Bowie
07-15-2009, 02:10 PM
Thanks a stack for the suggestions guys and Fabs. Here is my repost. Blended in the BG - ULC, and darkened the BG too. Any better?
Kiran Poonacha
07-15-2009, 02:29 PM
The repost sure works well Stuart.. beautifully executed image.. the wing spread and the eye makes this, congrats..
David Fletcher
07-15-2009, 03:28 PM
Super shot either way Stuart! Excellent comp and sharpness. Congratulations.
Axel Hildebrandt
07-15-2009, 03:34 PM
Great incoming pose, light and water colors. Both versions look good to me.
Morkel Erasmus
07-15-2009, 03:47 PM
repost pops Stu! lovely pose, expert exposure and pin sharp.
Ryan Lambert
07-15-2009, 03:59 PM
The diagonal and angle of flight works very well Stu. The golden water color is really appealing. I prefer the slightly darker BG of your repost, but either one would do.
Ákos Lumnitzer
07-15-2009, 04:46 PM
Better in repost Stu. I like the pose and beautiful water. Echo Ramon's comment about BG up top. Is that some building? Well done mate nevertheless. :)
denise ippolito
07-15-2009, 05:39 PM
Stuart, Nice pose and the lighting looks nice. I love the angle and the water colors!!
Dave Barnes
07-16-2009, 12:20 AM
An EG of note Stu. Great comp and BG. Repost is an improvement.
Good exposure.
Kobus Tollig
07-16-2009, 11:02 AM
Great pose and well exposed. Repost is great. Stu i feel that you maybe did to much NR on the bg. Water looks plastic smooth....Great shot mate
Stu Bowie
07-16-2009, 11:51 AM
Thank you all so much for the comments.
Kobus, I just checked the RAW file - the BG is pretty similar to this post, but I know what you mean.
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