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Great Crested Grebe portrait
Canon EOS 1DMIV, Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM & 2x III, 1/640 sec., f/9, ISO 800, Gitzo GT5541LS with Sachtler FSB 8, 20 % cut
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Nice tight image, Frank, and very sharp. You are clearly enjoying your new lens.
If this was mine, and I wish it was, I would be tempted to crop the left side right up to, and maybe including a little of, the neck - removing the 'dead space' behind the head.
I will have to visit my Grebes again and see if I can get them to be this cooperative!
Gerald
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Thanks Gerald, are of course right.
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Well that's a fair bit better than mine!
The second crop definitely works for me too.
I love the subtle pattern in the foreground.
Could the eye maybe use a little cleaning up?
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Frank, your grebe images are always so interesting. I like both compositions. Agree that the eye could use a bit of cleanup which would make it appear sharper. Super detail throughout.
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While I prefer the RP to the OP, I feel the image quality is decreasing a bit. It's great to see the up close look, but I think I would have preferred a slightly looser crop of the OP with a little more of the wave.
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Nice shot good details & colors. I would be nice if you gave it some more room.
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Nice portrait, great colours indeed.
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Magnificent portrait.Love the colors,details,lovely red eye and composition.
Regards,
Satish.
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Wonderful image agree with cropping suggested.
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Great portrait with fine light and detail. I like the re-post better.
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Marina took my words. I too would have loved more of the wave and I too wish this were mine! Nice
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I too wish that this was taken by me...... The IQ of the first image seems better to me. But, its a brilliant image..
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One of the most striking images I've seen for some time, Frank. Ultra sharp, and such beautiful colors. I actually prefer the original crop, primarily because of the extra room on the left edge. The eye is gorgeous, and I agree that it might benefit from a little cleanup. A really lovely background.
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Wonderful portrait .Great colors,details,lovely bird.
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Great image Frank! I like the IQ, details, red eye and composition of the OP.
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Agreed, the repost is better. Great portrait with wonderful details and image quality. Well done Frank.
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Hi Frank, lovely detail and colours, including all the droplets, and comp wise, I would liked to have seen more bow wave in front of the neck. Killer BG.
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Thanks for the comments.
Here my last version that worked out some more eye.
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This is very striking, Frank ! I love the detail and especially the ruby red eye .
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