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denise ippolito
12-07-2009, 12:36 PM
Canon 40D
500mm +1.4 ex
1/800 sec. at f/8
ISO 640
+1/3 EV
HH
Full frame
This morning at Barnegat Light,overcast
Not the best Harlequin shot,but my personal best:)so far.
Judy Lynn Malloch
12-07-2009, 01:32 PM
Lovely Denise. Excellent exposure and detail and a sweet pose and low angle. Well done !!!!
Kaustubh Deshpande
12-07-2009, 01:44 PM
Denise..awesome job with the blacks. Loved the feather details. I think you might be able to pull it down a little and still maintain the black details and hopefully get some in the whites.
Juan Aragonés
12-07-2009, 02:26 PM
Denise you can not imagine how jealous I feel about this image! This species of duck is one of my favorite and you are lucky for having the oportunity of photograph one of these beauties.
You did a very good job with the exposure and sharpness is fantastic. Great eye contact. i would suggest to increase a bit the contrast and add a touch of more saturation. :-)
Ilija Dukovski
12-07-2009, 02:33 PM
The detail on the plumage and visible water drops is what sets this one apart from many
of the same species. Great work!
denise ippolito
12-07-2009, 02:37 PM
Thankyou all for the feedback, I appreciate you all taking the time to help. Hope the repost is better.
Juan Aragonés
12-07-2009, 02:45 PM
Denise, I was thinking in something like you have done on the duck but keeping the original white color of the water in order to create a more high key image :)
denise ippolito
12-07-2009, 02:56 PM
Here it is w/ toned down BG. Thankyou for taking the time to help me get this right.:)
James Salywoda
12-07-2009, 03:17 PM
Superb Image! Great species Denise and so beautifully photographed your low angle and outstanding detail make this shine I wish it was mine.....;)
Juan Aragonés
12-07-2009, 03:18 PM
The last repost is exactly what I was thinking in :)
Jim Fenton
12-07-2009, 03:41 PM
Really like the repost :)
Perthaps a bit more DOF and I might try doing a bit of work on the eye for lightening and contrast.
denise ippolito
12-07-2009, 03:52 PM
James thankyou for your kind words. Much appreciated.
Juan:) Thankyou
Jim F. I will have to go back for more DOF:) I will take a look at the eye and see what I can do. Thankyou.
Bill Dix
12-07-2009, 03:56 PM
A lovely image, Denise, improved in the repost. You've managed to get fine feather texture on a species that can sometimes look more like a painted decoy (at least when I try to capture them). Nicely done, as usual!
Mike Veltri
12-07-2009, 04:00 PM
Very nice Denise
Michael Zajac
12-07-2009, 04:16 PM
Denise, Very nice details and exposure. Love the full frame shot. Great job HH the 500!
Arthur Morris
12-07-2009, 05:49 PM
I like all of the versions and hope that they are there when I get there. I got to Long Island today. Looks as if it was pretty calm. If you make a Quick Mask of the pupil and darken it it will give the image a lot more pop.
arash_hazeghi
12-07-2009, 05:57 PM
Very beautiful Denise, love the details and good exposure too.
Axel Hildebrandt
12-07-2009, 06:12 PM
I like the soft light, the colors may be less vivid but at least it is easier to expose the whites properly. I agree with Artie about darkening the pupil.
denise ippolito
12-07-2009, 06:44 PM
Artie, I will give it a try-thanks for the tip. They will probably still be there. It was cold and calm this morning.
Bill, Thanks-Hope to see you at the BPN get together on the 19th!
Mike, Michael and Arash, Thankyou all for your kind words.
Axel, I finally did it-HH the 500 on the rocks:)
Arthur Morris
12-07-2009, 06:54 PM
Well, since Axel agreed.... I have darkened the pupil. The bird pretty much had an invisible pupil....
denise ippolito
12-07-2009, 07:07 PM
Thanks, I'm on my laptop and will definitely darken the pupil on the orig. Looks good.
Harshad Barve
12-07-2009, 07:30 PM
beautiful image Denise and repost takes this over the top
I wish it was mine.....;)
+ 1 here
TFS
Paul Lagasi
12-07-2009, 10:30 PM
I like em all...most colorful duck out there...congrats..wish I wasn't working the 19th...try and get the Ivory Gull..
Kiran Poonacha
12-08-2009, 06:49 AM
Wow Denise, very beautiful frame indeed.. loved the angle and details here...
denise ippolito
12-08-2009, 08:32 AM
Harshad, Paul and Kiran-Thankyou all for taking the time to comment,much appreciated.
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