Spoon-Reflection

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Merritt Island Spoonie: Cloudy and then the sun popped out!:)
Canon 7D, 500mm F4 lens
Av 5.6
Iso 400. 1/3200
Slight crop from front and top, sharpening, and no color adjustments.

[Marina Scarr]

You have a lovely capture here, Don. The light is very nice as is the pose and exposure. To bad the reflection hadn't been a little better, but the picture really works well as is.

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Thks Marina, do you think a higher F stop would have helped with a better reflection? It was windy so the water had some motion, with ripples.
Thks for your input!! Don

[Todd Frost]

Nice portrait of this spoonie Don. I like the bg and inclusion of the reflection. I don't think any more dof would have helped with the clarity of the rreflection as you said the water had ripples from the wind. I think the reflection is still strong enough, rather painterly. Exposed well and plenty sharp. Well done.
TFS
Todd

[Don Lacy]

Very nice Don, sweet light and BG it is nice to see you working hard to get good back grounds and understanding their importance

[AJ Witt]

Hmmm...interesting...seems I have almost the exact same shot...oh that's right, I was right next to you when you took this! :D

Came out very nice Don!

[stuart wanuck]

Lovely image don ESP like the reflection and clear bg

[Randy Stout]

Thks Marina, do you think a higher F stop would have helped with a better reflection? It was windy so the water had some motion, with ripples.
Thks for your input!! Don

Don:

IN this case the reflection was effected by the ripples in the water, not the f/stop. Not much you can do about that, except hope to catch a bit of a lull in the wind, while still having a good pose.

Colors and bird very nice.

Cheers

Randy

[Brendan Dozier]

Nice one Don. Like the pose, color, detail, and good comp with reflection