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There is an area along the coast of Cape Town where these penquins frequent. - Boulders beach. On this particular morning they werent very active, and I wanted to try and capture them against a surf BG, but it wasnt possible at the time.
Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 400mm
1/1250
F/7.1
ISO 400
Exp Comp -0.33
Super portrait, great exposure in whites and blacks, lovely detail and the HA is perfect! Well done Stu!
Excellent portrait with great details both in blacks & whites. TFS
very nice portrait Stuart,sharp with good detail,nice exposure.
Love the detailed texture in the bill and it's large watery eye, good defused BG
Nice image, i love the details on this one, the exposure is spot on
Magnificent portrait with absolutely details in blacks and whites.Stuart Sir.
Beautiful composition and lights.
Love the eye.
Regards,
Satish.
lovely portrait! love the sly look. excellent exposure & details. is Jackass their real name?
Beautiful detail, great pose, excellent exposure. A handsome portrait. Keep trying for the surf BG.
Beautiful portrait against a backgrond that has a very nice flow to it. Good light quality for a black and white feathered bird too. Exposure is perfect.
DOF on subject looks spot on. Did you post process any blur or softening using NR selectively on the background?
Thanks Girish. I slipped up. Jackass is the old name. Ive revised my title to the proper name of African Penquin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Girish Prahalad
Thanks Shawn. Yes, I blurred the BG as it was competing with the penquin. Obviously a sea/surf BG would have been ideal. :w3Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn Zierman
Thank you everyone else for the feedback and comments.
This is really nice Stuart! Excellent IQ and I like the grassy BG. It provides a nice change,
Gail
Superb details Stuart, why do you call it Jackass?
Nice job on the exposure Stuart, perfect. Great detail in the dark and light. I like the pose and the feather detail is beautiful. Stands out nicely against the green BG. Well done!
Hi Stuart - excellent detail and exposure. I like it against the grass too. Having been to Boulders a few years ago I can imagine the difficulty of getting a shot against the sea. Are you still restricted to the walkways at Boulders? I understand you have a bit more freedom of movement at Betty's Bay but have not been there.
TFS,
Rachel
Love the pose, excellent exposure, and sharpness. I'd consider cloning out the gray area of the BG and making it a little more uniform.
Great exposure and detail Stuart
