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    Default High-key American Wigeon Fun Bath.

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    I was photographing this male American Wigeon with a "high-key" background when it started to flap to bathe in the water. I thought it gave a rather neat effect with the pure white backdrop. BTW, to properly expose the subject with a white background you'll need to add lots more light compared to what the camera's meter says...in this case it was +3 EV (the whole background was a huge blinkie, plus parts of the white wing too, on the LCD - perfect for this situation)

    Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/5, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, toned down the white wing patch, and deepened the blacks elsewhere. A few stray drops in the face and near the eye were patched out. No NR to the BG needed here!

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    Love the pose and the high key presentation, Daniel.
    It's fun to watch them doing their bathing.

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    It sure is high key. Great POV and detail on the bird. Well captured.

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    Nice timing, and always good to see a different take on 'the norm'. The only crit I have is I'd like to see a touch more detail pulled from the very top of the head. Subtle but for me I think it'd make a difference.

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    Hi Daniel,

    I love the composition and the water flying everywhere :)

    I wonder if perhaps a little more contrast (or midtones) would make the bird and water droplets stand out more from the BG?

    Thanks for sharing your ideas for exposing for high key :)

    Ross

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    Neat action, nice low shooting angle and like the high-key look.
    This would have worked better for me with less motion blur (sharper bird).
    Agree with Ross re boosting contrast a tad bit.

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    Interesting high-key Wigeon, with great action. I would also have liked a little more detail on the top of the head, and a little less motion blur.

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    Neat look. You might take a shot a making the eye blacker.... a
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    I like the action, pose and composition. Well done Daniel.

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    Fun image and great bathing behavior. I think you can make this bird pop a little more.
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