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David, this is impressive! Great exposure, colours and detail. I like the BG, HA and the prey is a bonus! Well done!
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Hi David very nice with the praying mantis as prey . I like the pose and the clean image design ,Good tonal range and nice details.
Iq is not as your usual standard , i feel . You have some softness in the subject ? the perch is looking very soft , too. No color profile attached .
TFS Andreas
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Thanks Sanjeev and Andreas.
Andreas, I processed this one about a year ago and I may have forgotten to sharpen for the web some more but I thought it looked pretty good overall.
The perch being not sharp is due to the close range and the narrow depth of field when I was shooting this bird as I was usually within
25 feet of her. Also this bird was constantly hunting and I was always ready for a flight shot so a high shutter speed was a constant along with a wider aperture so the DOF may be a bit narrow.
Thanks again.
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Hi David, beautiful composition and colours and the praying mantis is a real bonus. As you say I think the DOF may be a bit narrow and there are a few soft places. That said, if it was mine I would be super happy. Cheers. Rich
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Looks pretty good to me David. Great capture with the mantis and a splendid soft background working in harmony with the main subject. Beautiful work, well done. Regards, Ian
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I like the pose, perch, prey, HA, exposure, composition and complimentary BG. Well done David.
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Hi Dave, great angled pose and not to mention a good HA too. I like the overall colours on this lady, and the feather detail looks pretty good to me. That Praying Mantis sure looks like he's praying.
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I do see what Andreas means, but I imagine the full rez version is quite impressive. I like the image with a nice BG, neat perch, and even better prey item.
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Thanks for the comments everyone.
I will try to remember to stop down next time I am in this situation but it,s hard to when the action is happening
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love the pose and light, prey is awesome too. I think with better processing IQ would be much better. there are some halos and artifacts.
I can't wait to come down there again!
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Great image... I would try again from the raw file... :)
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Superb shot, David! I like the IQ of the second image and the pose in the first one. I think it's worth processing the first version again. Love the perch and BG! TFS
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Super work David - agree with Binu that the pose is better in the first and worth pursuing further...
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First looks OK to me.
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We are super picky with each other (as we should be) and while the IQ has been discussed, it is still an eye catching image with a great bird and prey. Colors are superb.
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Stunning pose in the original post - so another vote for re-processing that one!
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David this one is pretty nice! what a superb light and the prey just adds to this one very nicely. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks so much everyone for the input and the help. I am glad you like the shot. I won't re-post but I will start from scratch on this one and see how it looks.
Thanks Arash, maybe you can give me a hand with this one when you come down next:)
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Originally Posted by
David Salem
Thanks so much everyone for the input and the help. I am glad you like the shot. I won't re-post but I will start from scratch on this one and see how it looks.
Thanks Arash, maybe you can give me a hand with this one when you come down next:)
email me the RAW file
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Excellent image with beautiful color pallet.
Regards,
Satish.
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Fantastic. Wonderful pose, colors and background.