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Thanks Gabriela, it is an interesting creature. I had worked aggressively on the blue shy reflection, but this was the best I was able to do. The conditions are challenging, but I like to find different creatures. Have you ever photographed something like a sea otter feeding? It has a similar problem in looking not sharp. Water is sheeting off the fur in the few second it is on the surface, including the eye. Interesting fact, the platypus closes its eye under water, and senses for prey with sensors in the bill.
I'll keep trying until I get one with the underwater camera, that will solve all the problems.
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Hi Greg ... what a stunner from the pure sighting POV . The Platypus is such a special species ...so unique in many ways !!!
Seen them myself in 1995 ..... well long ago .
Where have you taken the image ...?
Image could stand some more tonal depth and needs some color correction , i am ok with the blues would give them more depth !!! There is some magenta in the fur that i would correct ....and would drop the exp a tad more .
Thanks that you posted this , enjoyed to watch this .
Cheers Andreas
Gabriela - i bet an underwater housing would not help i think , they are so shy and very often swimming in this fuzzy water , you will not see much under the water surface .
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So cool to see a platypus on here. Looks pretty good for the high ISO. More room behind would be nice.
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Thanks John and Andreas for the comments. The color here is tough, but I'd also note that this is in deep shade, so the light contains more of the blue part of the spectrum than the red. There are options as to whether to reproduce as seen, or correct for a different spectrum.
This was taken in the tablelands near Cairns. The water is cloudy, made worse by a historic wet season. I am searching other creeks for clearer water, but even this one may get clearer if the wet season ever ends. So I won't give up on my underwater camera - although I would not be in the water, just holding it from the bank. Platypus close their eyes underwater so I may be able to sneak an image.
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Hi Greg -- Interesting to see this specie posted here, havent see it before myself , so really enjoyed viewing this one. Agree with the above suggestions reg improving this image.
Nice one. TFS !
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Hi Greg, a super rare encounter, a species I have never seen too. Tough situation and light but you did your best. TFS.
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I absolutley love this one for the uniqueness of both the creature and the photo. Fantastic.
with love, artie
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Thanks Artie, appreciated.