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Chris van Rooyen
07-20-2010, 12:07 PM
Found this image amongst some of my previous trips to Giants Castle. The light was magical that morning, soft and filtered :)
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:08:30 08:21:08
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 1000
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Axel Hildebrandt
07-20-2010, 12:23 PM
This is very cool! Light, wing position, sharpness and eye contact are great, and the BG makes it even better. Thanks for sharing!
Kiran Poonacha
07-20-2010, 12:58 PM
WOW, This is just great Bhai.. whats colours, light and pose... I love it..:cool:
Danny Laredo
07-20-2010, 01:10 PM
Indeed wonderful light and flight pose. The blod on the head is a nice bonus.
Hendri Venter
07-20-2010, 01:42 PM
What a great posture and such good soft light. Magic image Chris.
Krijn Trimbos
07-20-2010, 01:49 PM
Excellent BG and soft light. The pose is to die for! Could see this with a bit more contrast. Gorgeous shot nonetheless!
Krijn Trimbos
07-20-2010, 02:03 PM
Hi Chris,
This is what I was going for. A bit more midtone contrast added with an S-curve. I painted the original contrast back in some highlight areas to prevent burnt whites.
Also I decreased the warm light effect just a tiny bit in color balance.....Probably this is not noticable as a 'normal' layer when using an S-curve also adds some saturation.....
Hope you are ok with me playing with your file and like what I have done.
Respectfully,
Krijn
Victor Soares
07-20-2010, 02:29 PM
Hey Chris ... a great image from a magical place. Having been to Giant's Castle to watch these guys, I must say that the original is a much greater illustration of reality - the second image has way too much contrast (not true to the actual bird and place)
Kaustubh Deshpande
07-20-2010, 02:38 PM
Chris, this is brilliantly done. The pose with the outstretched primaries is a killer one. That BG always rocks. One heck of a place for sure.
Nicki Gwynn Jones
07-20-2010, 02:47 PM
I prefer the original - love the softer light. Great BG too :)
Nico Steenberg
07-20-2010, 02:48 PM
Great pose and comp Chris ! IMG is razor sharp and exposure spot on against a killer bg. Well done :)
Chris van Rooyen
07-20-2010, 02:54 PM
Thanks for the comments guys. Krijn, I think its a matter of personal taste;). The repost is certainly striking, but has an almost painting like quality to me?
arash_hazeghi
07-20-2010, 03:18 PM
Excellent photo Chris, love the pose, light and details, I prefer the original. TFS
Krijn Trimbos
07-20-2010, 03:21 PM
Hi Chris,
I do think to some point it is a matter of personal opinion how much contrast you use, so I agree with you there. Just wanted to share my view on the PP part of it, doesn't mean I don't think the original is brilliant just thought it could use a bit more contrast.
In any case thanks for the feedbackback :D
Cheers,
Krijn
Simon Bennett
07-20-2010, 04:32 PM
Wonderful spread of wings and superb detail.
Doug Brown
07-20-2010, 06:31 PM
Love this image Chris! Perfectly even lighting, excellent DOF and sharpness, and a cool pose. All against a BG with a matching color palette.
Danny J Brown
07-20-2010, 09:09 PM
Chris - You continue to set the bar on this website. Incredible shot.
DB
Mark Dumbleton
07-21-2010, 10:04 AM
Awesome image Chris! Great BG and love the light!
Ramon M. Casares
07-21-2010, 11:59 AM
Anything else but superb Chris... anything else but superb... pose, light, B, species, detail, exposure, sharpness, DOF, all is simply perfect IMO. Congrats!
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