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Avian IOTW 10/16/09 Paul Leverington
Congratulations Paul Leverington
"Final Approach of the Redtail"
One more oldy but a goody. My comp was not as strong in this one, but I utilized 45 degree side light at sunset to rake across his wings to bring out max detail. The field was totally created by me using plants gathered all over and glued to wood discs with nails in them. I had to extend the plants if I remember correct, about 40 feet from the front row to the back row. I found that if you don't place them spread out and at different distances from the subject they will all have the same in focus therefore a two dimensional look. By spreading them,the plants going OOF as they leave the depth of field(no pun intended) will create a feeling of greater depth going back into the shot. I could have done better with the arrangement with this one knowing what I know now, but I still like the shot because the detail and sharpness is just mind blowing.
By the by--is it normal for such a red shift in color when posting an image? The jpgs look alright in PS but whenever I post the images they do a pretty hefty shift to the reds. Is that normal? Perhaps I could get some feedback as to if things look too red on your monitors in this shot.
Paul
Mark II 600/4 I'll have to look for the shooting data later--sorry Probably around Iso 400 1/1600 @ f/5.6
