Caspian Shake

[Tim Foltz]

Canon 1DX • 700 mm • 1/2500 • f/6.3 • ISO 500 • HH

Taken around 6 p.m. at the wetlands June 2015.

Thanks for looking.

-Tim

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Tim,

Which wetlands? Love the image but for the shadows. You did a great job of capturing the peak of the action. For the repost I opened up the underwing a bit and toned down the sunlit whites a smidge with my NIK Color EFEX Pro 50/50 recipe; 50% Detail Extractor/50% Tonal Contrast, painted in as needed via a Hide-all or Inverse Layer Mask. Then a bit of bill clean-up, sharpened the face and bill with a Contrast Mask, and lastly added CYAN to the REDs of the bill to tone it down a bit.

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[Tim Foltz]

Hey Tim,

Which wetlands? Love the image but for the shadows. You did a great job of capturing the peak of the action. For the repost I opened up the underwing a bit and toned down the sunlit whites a smidge with my NIK Color EFEX Pro 50/50 recipe; 50% Detail Extractor/50% Tonal Contrast, painted in as needed via a Hide-all or Inverse Layer Mask. Then a bit of bill clean-up, sharpened the face and bill with a Contrast Mask, and lastly added CYAN to the REDs of the bill to tone it down a bit.

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Artie, Thanks for the extra post processing I can see the slight improvements in the areas mentioned.

-Tim

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely frame of the caspian Tim, very dynamic with the crossed feet

[Arthur Morris]

Artie, Thanks for the extra post processing I can see the slight improvements in the areas mentioned.

-Tim

YAW. Yes, slight improvement.

Which wetlands?

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[Tim Foltz]

YAW. Yes, slight improvement.

Which wetlands?

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Bolsa Chica, but a cautionary note if any one goes there. For the last 2 years there have been break-ins to autos almost on a weekly basis.
And sometimes several times during the week and on weekends in broad daylight. We had 2 just this past week.
Very sad and it seems nothing or very little has been done about it.

[arash_hazeghi]

yeah should put everything in the trunk so thieves can't see what's inside. I'd also park right next to the bridge where there is more foot traffic.

[Tim Foltz]

yeah should put everything in the trunk so thieves can't see what's inside. I'd also park right next to the bridge where there is more foot traffic.

From what we can figure out there seems to be a team, driver, maybe a spotter and the the grabber. They watch the cars/people and when the coast is clear bang, and they're gone.

[Arthur Morris]

Bolsa Chica, but a cautionary note if any one goes there. For the last 2 years there have been break-ins to autos almost on a weekly basis.
And sometimes several times during the week and on weekends in broad daylight. We had 2 just this past week.
Very sad and it seems nothing or very little has been done about it.

Thanks. Sounds like the Cave Shop cliffs in LaJolla where some guy in a red Mustang comes down and grabs gear that folks have left on the ground. Always in broad daylight and often with the photographer just yards away but paying attention to the pelicans...

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[Jonathan Ashton]

Amazing shot, a pose which I have been hoping to get myself. The feathers are rendered beautifully. Did you use DPP for the processing?
I got through 50Gb on Thursday and didn't get one!

[Glennie Passier]

Tim, I look at this and it is pure joy! Joy to behold. We are indeed a previleged bunch of people to be able to see this. To me, it goes way further than **** good photography.

Simply amazing!

[Tim Foltz]

Amazing shot, a pose which I have been hoping to get myself. The feathers are rendered beautifully. Did you use DPP for the processing?
I got through 50Gb on Thursday and didn't get one!

Hi Jonathan, I'm glad you like it. It takes a little time to get used to the birds behavior, even then some shake right after the dive and some wait a tad longer.
I use PS for processing, I'm use to it after being a graphic artist/advertising guy for over 25 years.

-Thanks Tim

[Eric Dienesch]

Hello,

you have captured a great pose and so it is an outstanding picture for me.
thx for showing it, on my notebook i can`t the the differences between the two pictures, i have to use my indoor pc for that...

[William Dickson]

Fantastic looking frame Tim. I love the feather detail all ruffled, and a great flight pose.

Well done and TFS

Will

[Doug Brown]

Nicely captured Tim! It's a shame to hear about what's going on at Bolsa, and very disappointing to learn that the police aren't doing anything about it!

[Glenn Conlan]

Great shake Tim, hope to show up at the right time in the next few days to try my luck