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Sid Garige
11-09-2010, 09:16 PM
Homer, AK 2009
D300 200-400mm VR
F9 1/1200 ISO 320
Randy Stout
11-09-2010, 09:27 PM
Sid:

Very nice balance here between lights and darks in your exposure. Nice head turn,sharp.

Perhaps a bit more room to the left if you have it.

Love the delicate etching of the dark feather edges.

Cheers

Randy
Mike Tracy
11-09-2010, 10:04 PM
I couldn't agree more with Randy about the dark feathers. Your subject definitely conveys a majestic sense you captured well. I like the sharpness on both the beak and eye and the colors are rendered accurately. I also really like the texture of the log and coloration.

There seems to be a tad loss of detail on the top whites of her head. It could just be a for web thing.

From here there is some sort of splotch top right with faint vertical lines. The background to our lower right seems to have been worked on and I see smudges.
Troy Lim
11-09-2010, 10:14 PM
Excellent shot Sid.
Love it.
Sid Garige
11-09-2010, 10:16 PM
From here there is some sort of splotch top right with faint vertical lines. The background to our lower right seems to have been worked on and I see smudges.

Mike,

Yes, I removed a blade of grass from there.
Daniel Cadieux
11-09-2010, 10:31 PM
Man that looks pretty regal! That's his log and no one is going to take it away from him!! I agree with the observations already made. What a beautiful photo!
Dan Avelon
11-10-2010, 01:23 AM
excellent look, sharp details too.
Jonathan Ashton
11-10-2010, 03:53 AM
Wow what a magnificent bird and a superb image, excellent detail in the plumage, super pose. My only suggestion would be to add a little canvas to the left so the bird is not so plumb central - it would also give the bird somewhere "to look into".
Ákos Lumnitzer
11-10-2010, 05:28 AM
My only wish is for more room left too. Excellent details in the whites and regal pose Sid. Just love it man! :)

I just read Daniel Cadieux's comment about "regal". I was not copying him so you know. That's the first word that hit me, honestly.
Kiran Poonacha
11-10-2010, 07:45 AM
nice notes above, loved the royal pose and the details here...
denise ippolito
11-10-2010, 09:11 AM
Sid, Beautiful pose and sharp details. I love it!
Bill Dix
11-10-2010, 12:18 PM
Great pose, Sid, and nicely exposed lights and darks. Good comments above.
stuart wanuck
11-10-2010, 02:35 PM
as usual sid fine capture
Don Hamilton Jr.
11-10-2010, 07:48 PM
Killer Sid, sharp as a tack!!! Well done, awesome HA, and pose!!
Don
Kaustubh Deshpande
11-11-2010, 01:49 PM
Sid, terrific angle and details. Perfect view of the strong shoulders.