50d B
This Black Turnstone was photographed at La Jolla with the 500mm f/4 IS L lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-50D on a Gitzo 3530 LS with the Mongoose M 3.5. Getting these guys teed up on the edge of the Pacific is quite a trick...
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ISO 320: 1/400 sec. at f/8 set manually. Exposure confirmed via histogram check.
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Very nice, color and pose, I love the eye contact and the light (Did you used fill flash?), I might crop a very little bit from the bottom but I like it! Congratulations!
Ooops. Fill flash at -2 stops with Better Beamer.
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Really a wonderful, colorful and SUPER SHARP photo; the master at work!
Aside from the previous comments, the nice contrast between the bird and the background as well as the nice foreground with the green seaweed makes the whole composition more interesting.
Artie very nice capture here. I like the body position, head turn and the complementary blues in the BG and rock surface.
I agree with all the positive comments above. Only nit is that on my monitor I see a sharpening halo around the bird. JPEG effect from web presentation?
Artie,
What is the surface on which the bird is standing? Concrete or rock? I like the background pose and the sharpness. I like the bg moving from dark to light blue. Looks Nice to me. In the previous post, I was wondering what was 50d A. With this post, I guess we will probably have 26 delicacies on the menu (A to Z). Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Last edited by Sabyasachi Patra; 11-13-2008 at 08:25 AM. Reason: typo
The bird is standing on a limestone rock that is slick from being wet on most tidal stages.
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Hi Ed, I sharpen my JPEGs generically via an action so at times sharpening halos are generated. I just do not have the time to sharpen the JPEGs individually and the halos are usually only visible if you tilt the screen for a darker view...Originally Posted by Ed Cordes
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cool shot Artie.. personally, I do not like the "up and right" angle of the perch, someone made that comment / observation on one of my recent images, and I do see how it does't work , artistically speaking., also, I would suggest backing off the sharpening a bit, to reduce the halo effect. I do like the blue tones, and the full head to toe look at this bird.
I would assume that that would be followed by "in your opinion." Personally, I love the angled rock in this images, am always on the lookout for situations where I can add diagonal elements to a composition, and teach others to do the same (in most instances...)
Perhaps you might want to consider the various sources.
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