Capture made yesterday on the mud at Bodega Bay, Northern CA. PP'ed, cropped slightly and converted with NX2, further pp'ed with CS3 (slightly lightened forehead, selectively sharpened bird, NR on BG, both with Noiseware Pro, cloned a small light yellow area of the bg out). C&C welcome.
Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C
11-20-2010, 12:18 AM
Colin Driscoll
Good low angle there Dan. Love those chocolate tones and great detail.
11-20-2010, 07:42 AM
Greg Basco
Hi, Dan. Great exposure and the sharpness is right on too. I like the shooting angle and the water. It all comes together to make a really nice portrait.
Cheers,
Greg Basco
11-20-2010, 12:52 PM
Daniel Cadieux
Very nice Dan! I love the low angle and the foot skimming the surface of the water. The shadow created by the wing feathers on the white flanks is very cool! I'll sound picky here, but a tiny bit better HA towards us would have been killer! I also wish the grayish area at bottom wasn't so prominent.
11-20-2010, 01:12 PM
Juan Carlos Vindas
Very nice bird and good low shooting angle. Love the raised foot. Nice light and details.
