"Mr. Walley"

[Gus Cobos]

“Mr. Walley”

This is Mr. Walley, a native of Siesta Key, in Sarasota Florida. Walley always hangs around the pier waiting for food from the local fishermen. He was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5 - f/5.6G IF-ED VR

Image solution:
focal length @ 450mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 320 / 1/1500sec. - f/8 / white balance @ auto / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ +0.7EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - no tripod, hand held /


Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

hi gus - very nice - Like the head angle and the details in this one - very good exposure control.

Only thing I would have liked would have been a bit of seperation between the bill and the shoulder area - hey but tha could just be me :)

[Alfred Forns]

Like the framing with the extra space to the right !!! Real nice Gus !!! .... sharp eye Lance :)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Like the composition and details on the feathers. Well done my friend.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, nice feather detail and like the pose and perch-BG is lovely!

[Harold Davis]

nice pose on the typical pelican perch. very nice exposure control. i like the warmth in the feathers.