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Shot at Galveston beach( near Houston).
This Willet was standing in the water and after every wave passed, he spent time looking for fresh treats.
40d. 400 f5.6 at f/6.3. iso 640. 1/800. exp. comp + 1 1/3. fill flash. I am not too happy with the sharpness. Guess my hands were too cold...and he was moving his head a bit. Also wishing the water in Galveston to be blue :-)
All opinions welcome.
I'm sure the water is little more blue on a cloudless day:). The image has a somewhat misty morning look to it. Good timing with the small wave too, I find it to be in an ideal place. As posted the sharpness looks good to me...you say you are not too happy with it - did you have to be more aggressive than usual?
Daniel, yes...I did a little more sharpening than usual on the bird. At this size, I guess, it does not look too shabby. But at 100%, the image is not what I call 'sharp'....esp. the head.
There was a little mist in the air. That plus the bird and the water having the same colors and tonality make the image a bit flat. I will work more on this later and see if I can create some contrast pop.
I agree at exploring a touch more contrast. The bird stands out well against the muted/high key surroundings despite it's drab plumage and accentuating this with some contrast (possible masked to the bird alone) will make the most of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande
repost with more contrast and a( tad) enhanced catchlight.
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/10453185-lg.jpg
A little bit more sharpening in repost too.
