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Juvenile Silver Gull portrait
Taken moments after the adult I posted a couple of weeks back.
This is a juvenile bird. Attaching a copy of the unbastardized raw file to to show the exposure was spot on.
Canon EOS 5DMkII
500/4L IS USM + 1.4x, ISO400
f/9, 1/1000th, manual mode
hand held
Tidied up the catchlight in the eye.
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Akos:
Well exposed to the right, nice detail, soft light, and the orange bill really jumps off the green.
How much did you pull the original exposure back for the posted version? I know the original wasn't blown at all, but most images look a bit better with the whites pulled back just a bit.
Cheers
Randy
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Beautiful; perfect exposure, nice green BG. I especially like the eye and it's area and the beak. Very nice portrait. TFS.
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Very nice portrait and love the light.
Agree with Randy on pulling the whites back even if they aren't blown- just a point or 2!
Excellent IQ.
Gail
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I love these types of portraits! The green background and orange play off each other well. Nice whites, with some good details within - I especially love the details around the eye. Personally I'd prefer a bit more room top and right.
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Excellent portrait.Absolutely superb exposure in whites.
Love the colours in the frame.
Regards,
Satish.
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Sweet port... really suggest a bit more room on top, and forward room.... A rocking image on the sweet clean, green bkg!!
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Lovely portrait, great light, colors and details. I'd like to see the bird's head less centered.
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Ditto Daniel in this one Pito!
Great lesson for me as I don´t shoot a lot of white birds here but will keep it in mind for future pics.
Lovely details and that eye and beak really makes the image to stand out.