Theme: Australasian Darter

[Colin Driscoll]

Late evening fishing by this female Darter.
1DXIII 600 f4 III 1.4x III 840mm HH
1/1600 f6.3 iso1600 (auto) +0.7 ev
Cropped from landscape (~40%)
NR to BG, selective dodging to bird, removed slight blue cast on bird, light sharpen bird only

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Colin.
I love the image design, sharpness and the great HA's o the bird and the fish!
Love that little fish.
The color balance seems to be off. I see a pink/purple hue on the bird. Is this correct?
I do not know the bird.
Other than the color cast, this is very very nice,
Gail

[dankearl]

Another very nice frame! You are really posting some nice stuff, Colin.
Bird has some magenta color, I would fix that, fish is great.

[David Roach]

EXP, SH, Pose for both and BG all spot on. I'm not one to comment on color casts but I love this canvas overall. TFS

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks, I have checked the other shots in this series and that 'cast' is just how the bird is.

[Brian Sump]

Loved both in the series Colin. That 600mm with the 1.4x gets some great detail it appears.

[Colin Driscoll]

Loved both in the series Colin. That 600mm with the 1.4x gets some great detail it appears.

Yes Brian it really is super sharp but did require some micro-adjustment to get that.

[dankearl]

Colin, I just opened in PS, selected the white neck and just desaturated.
I think the cast is gone. You were there though, maybe I am off base.

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[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks Dan, however just because it could be removed doesn't mean it wasn't naturally there. I hadn't seen this particular bird in my locality before and they can get stained a bit depending on the environment they have been in.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A really nice close up good timing, I may have been tempted to lift the darker elements slightly, the precise colour of the bird I do not know but I cannot help but feel the colour balance is slightly awry.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Colin, your images' IQ have improved by leaps and bounds lately. Great low angle here, and the vertical crop works very well. Even the fish is pointing the right way. Keeping working at it, and keep improving, way to go!

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks Daniel, I hope that other Colin has gone never to return

[John Mack]

Your best ever. Nice of the fish to be facing this way. Lovely frame all around.