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Not Bond, but yeah, Goldeneye. Nice series with this Drake as it flew up the river.
Canon R5
600mm (bare)
Handheld
ISO 1600
f7.1
1/6400
LR and PS. Mild DN, brushed in several areas. Smoothed a couple wake lines and water drops in the water as well as a few small bright specs on the subject's head.
This is the best image you have posted here, whatever equipment....
Outstanding.
Dan Kearl
You've just posted one of my "bucket list" shots...brilliant! Say no more...wink wink, nudge nudge
Another very hard to expose stunner, Great light, killer water BG, EXP and details. Very minor nit, wish the shadows on head were less blocked. Sublime canvas overall. TFS
Sweet shot. Great flight angle and wing position. Lovely light and BG. It's fun to watch these guys float down the river, fishing along the way, and then fly back up to do it again. I just wish we had some of them around here.
Hi Brian, excellent wing position, and I really like the exposure on the head which has brought out the green sheen nicely. Overall sharp, and yes to the 'golden' eye. Well captured.
Lovely shot Brian.....Great flight pose and nicely exposed...I've been photographing these beauties for the past couple of weeks, they have arrived from Scandinavia to my local harbour. You did real good here...not an easy bird in flight as they are small and as fast as 'bullets'...The exposure can be tricky, as can the sheen on the head...very well done, I think this shot gives you a License to Thrill.... My ones, so far are more like 005 and a half, compared to this.
Great work
Will
Hi Brian ... very very nice work !!!
Very good timing and a perfect comp .
I am just guessing .... if you have used the Nik Detail extractor , I personally would avoid the use of the filter . The whites make me think it might have been used ....
TFS Andreas
The image leaves me shaken, not stirred. Wonderful. I suppose an even smoother BG would have been tops, but with the perfect wing position, neatly tucked in feet, and super sharp face that is secondary in this case. These guys have just showed up to spend the winter over here - hope to get some more good stuff with them!
Wow! Love the light, the wing position and sharpness.
Not super crazy about the BG but it is what it is. I would be so stoked to ahve this in my portfolio. They are bullets so kudos on your technical abilities!
Gail
Thank you everyone for your gracious comments. My spirits are certainly uplifted!
Oh, and the Bond allusions are warmly appreciated too :-)
No sir, I stopped using Nik a couple weeks ago after I go lambasted lol.Originally Posted by Andreas Liedmann
No real trickery on the colors - this is the first time I started with "Adobe Standard" color profile in LR versus "Adobe Color" because I felt it suited the frame better. Normal LR adjustments then a couple color/hue and sat adjustments with a "mids" luminosity adj layer as well as a normal luminosity adj layer focusing on overall brightness.
Pose is fantastic, and the detail is pretty outrageous. No shadows on the subject is always a recipe for success. Yeah, a smoother BG would be ideal, but the bird is so well lit and detailed it demands maximum attention as is. Bravo.
Beautiful colors...
TFS
Hey Brian good to hear that you moved from the " no brainer " NIK software stuff , from my POV
I am not a LR /ACR supporter , just think as a personal pref I would rather use `Camera Neutral or Faithful`as a starting point .... instead of Adobe profiles .
Cheers Andreas
Gorgeous flight frame. Spot on all around. The downstroke and the light are great. Really like the water in the background as well.
As beautiful and as perfect as this is, I like Amanda better because of the BKGR.
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