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    I am not really sure if this works or not. The colour in the water comes from reflections from a nearby stone wall with lichen on it. I always find the exposure very hard to get right.


    Canon 5D Mk 111.
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    iso 1600
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    -1 full stop down exp comp. Cropped slightly in Lightroom and a few bright water spots removed.

    Thank you for your comments on my last post.


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    It certainly works for me! I think your exposure is spot-on (you might lower the highlights a tad to get a litlle more definition from the white breast). Normally I'm not too fond of man-made elements in a nature shot, but in this case the rusty color of the steel clamp matches that of the bird perfectly so I absolutely love it! I'd take away a little space on the bottom & left so the bird is less centred.

    Nice pic overall - well done!

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    Same as Tobie, I love the colour of the water, which blends perfectly with the bird and the perch Nice and sharp, well done Andrew

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    You had a nice bit of light for this one mate, think Tobie as covered it very well, nice and sharp,very nice indeed.


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    The bird looks like its under a stage illumination. The perch works really well. Top drawer image.

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    It's a lovely shot, and the colours work well for me. I've no problem with the perch either - very rustic! There is something not quite right with the dipper though, have you possibly oversharpened a bit?

    That shouldn't detract from the overall shot though - deifintely one of the better dipper shots I've seen recently

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    It looks pretty good to me! I would consider losing some reflection in a 3:2 composition just to see what it looks like s I think there is quite a bit of empty space on the right - but a good shot!

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