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Jim Cumming
08-25-2010, 12:07 PM
I took this while walking behind him on the Ottawa River...taken with Canon 40D and 400 5.6 lens
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4929536478_00524e0a0d_z.jpg
Richard Stern
08-25-2010, 01:23 PM
Hi,

Nice details on the bird, with good sharp eye, bill details and feathers, and good head angle - but for me the oof black and brown object behind the head is a spoiler.

Richard
Daniel Cadieux
08-25-2010, 01:33 PM
Hey Jim, nice colours, sharpness, and comp. Not too many of these guys let us approach this closely up here, eh! I agree it's a bummer about that OOF element behind the head though. Is this the fella you followed along the shore at AHP last year?
Arthur Morris
08-25-2010, 07:08 PM
Yeah, that gator head in the BKGR is a bummer.... Very sharp and lots of fine detail. Toning down the blues would be a good choice. It would not be too tough to lose the gator :)
Stephen Stephen
08-26-2010, 04:02 AM
Jim nice details on this bird and good eye contact. As Artie has suggested you could remove the OOF log in the background.
Jim Cumming
08-26-2010, 06:42 AM
Thanks all for the critiques...Yes Dan this be the one from last year...unfortunatley I haven't been out much this summer.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4929231820_ab69e882ca_z.jpg
Doug Brown
08-26-2010, 09:18 AM
Not sure what happened to the original image, but could you please put it back? It helps people follow the thread a little better. Nice job with the repost!
Jim Cumming
08-26-2010, 09:25 AM
Thanks Doug..I accidently deleted the Flickr link... Doh!
Bill Dix
08-26-2010, 01:18 PM
Handsome bird, with lovely detail. Great repost really works without the gator and saturated blues.
Arthur Morris
08-26-2010, 01:25 PM
Great job on losing the gator. The blues look different but a bit funky as does the quality of the BKGR...
Jim Cumming
08-26-2010, 01:30 PM
Thank you Bill...Thank you Arthur, the BKGR you speak of is the river reflecting the sky...it was a bit difficult cloning out the 'gator' and still keep the cloudy reflection intack, but it does look a little funky
Arthur Morris
08-26-2010, 01:41 PM
YAW Jim. A second look shows that the color of the BKGR looks much more natural in the repost.
Jim Cumming
08-26-2010, 01:46 PM
If it really was a 'gator' I would have left it in.