European Dipper

[christopher galeski]

I know some people may not like this because of the BG,busy,but I liked the pose and rock and it does show its environment,Johny Robinson one for you,cannon500mm IS,L,F4,1/4EX,FL700MM,tripod,iso200,1/250s,F5.6,crop,sharpened,levels,removed some bird lime,toned down some highlights in BG.comments good or bad.Thankyou.

[christopher galeski]

This is a rpost,first one after upload looks a bit too dark,so lightened it a bit.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Chris I see the thumbnail but not the image??

[gail bisson]

Same for me. No image.

[christopher galeski]

sorry I will try again,there was 2 images uploaded,and they were showing,and they are not showing for me now,I wil retry.Thanks and sorry.

[christopher galeski]

this is another go at uploading,dont know what as happened to the other upload,it was there and was on for a while,but it asvanished.

[christopher galeski]

They are all on now,I am baffled,thanks.

[Jonathan Ashton]

OK Chris no problem. I prefer image 2 as you say it is a bit brighter/more detail in the darker areas. Very pleasant composition and a lovely pose. Colours are good - nothing wrong with them but I wonder if you had thought about warming it up just a little, I suspect it would be worth a try just to see.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

The second repost looks pretty good. Nice pose, good details on whites and sharp.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, pane #2 works for me. Lovely angled pose, and Im fine with the BG - the bird is separated nicely from the BG. Taking some off the top wont harm the image.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Second post for me too. Very nice control of whites and shadow areas. Like your crop also.




Geoffrey

[William Dickson]

Hi Chris. Very natural looking image. Lovely looking bird. I wished i could get close to these, but never yet managed a good photograph of one like yours is Well done

[John Robinson]

Nice "habitaty" shot Chris. I have several pairs near the house but they are not easy by any means
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I keep looking at that pale stem above to the right of the head !!! Guess what I,m thinking !
Cheers
John

[christopher galeski]

Thankyou for looking and comments,it was the second one I preferred,thats when the problems of posting started.thanks again.