I took this from my kayak. Several loons were curious and stalked me. :p
D300s, 300 f/4 with 1.4 tc, 1/1250 f/7.1 EC -1.3 (auto) iso 200.
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I took this from my kayak. Several loons were curious and stalked me. :p
D300s, 300 f/4 with 1.4 tc, 1/1250 f/7.1 EC -1.3 (auto) iso 200.
Attachment 78024
Very, very nice Allan! I like the head turn and the lighting!!
Allan;
Nice pose, low shooting angle, red eye, overall exposure control, drops. Nice to see the green showing on the neck.
I would say the sharpening is a bit overdone, as I am seeing some fine jaggies along the edges of the neck/head, esp. noticeable on the left edge of the neck.
This one shows the deeper central bill of the male very well.
Cheers
Randy
Agree with Randy that the sharpness is just a hair over the top.
Exposure looks great.
I'm wondering if it could use just a touch more saturation?
Not sure how I missed those halos. :o
Nice! I love how we can see the texture on the white breast. Good pose and colours. Aggressive sharpening mentioned, and I would remove the extra reflections lower in the eye. IMO a bit tight in the frame, but overall quite an appealing image!!
Will remove the extras Dan. I like the close up. I do have others where the bird is in its environment. I guess when I have several images in my mind this one isn't too tight.
Portrait. :)
