Northern Pintail(wing ruffle)

[Dave Brown]

Hi,

This image was taken same day as the wing flap pose I posted. The oof areas on the wing don;t really bother me but i'm open to comments on this. There is a hot spot on the rear flank that i tried to work out but failed. Other than that I like this photo. I had to do a fair bit of cloning to clean this up. I'll post the original after this to show the difference. I'm open to comments on that as well.

30D, 300mm L
f5, 1/2000 0 ev
USO 500

[Dave Brown]

Hi,

As mentioned above here is the original. I hope it is ok to do this, if not please let me know :)

Dave

[Fabs Forns]

Hi Dave,

Two pictures per thread are allowed, members usually use them for reposts, but I guess originals are just as interesting :)

You did pretty good here and the side light works, since it is illuminating the face. I think it could use a very small amount of CW rotation. NIce pose and detail in the plumage.

I was thissss close to getting screeched this summer :D:D

[James Salywoda]

Well done with the PS work I like the ruffled feathers captured thanks for sharing....

[Neil Losin]

Impressive PS work. I like the wing flutter too. Quality of light is excellent :)

[Arthur Morris]

Love the ruffle. After seeing the ORIG, we know why you could not have gotten lower.. Good EXP. Wish for a fraction more head turn toward you.