Puffin portrait
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Iceland 11 pm
1Ds Mark III, 600 mm, stacked extension tubes
Manual, (plus 2 EV off white chest) 1/200 @ f/8, ISO 400
Post-production- LR2, CS4
See you where there is light, or at the computer
Best,
Chas
Just about perfect. Killer light, exposure, and BG. Maybe just a tad more room in front.
Well Done!
Wow....what a light. Very nice portrait...taken at 11PM :-). For me it is perfect with the magic light, the detail, comp, everything. Congratulations.
Hi Chas:
This is an absolutely gorgeous portrait. Wish for just a tad more room on top b/c it appears a bit cramped. I would also remove the white spec on the right side of the bird's lid.
The light and mood you have captured here are exquisite. It almost looks like a painting!
Marina
what a light , beautiful image, IMHO some what tight in front
TFS
The white spec you are referencing is the natural catch-light. It is also indicative of the light direction falling on the subject. Shadow defines ;).Originally Posted by Marina Scarr
Best,
Chas
Last edited by Charles Glatzer; 07-28-2009 at 10:01 PM.
Great light and nice clean look on the bird, very good portrait.
I considered it may be catchlight but dismissed the idea when I zoomed in and looked at it. Thanks for the lesson. I am always happy to learn.
Marina
I love it, light is magical. Species, detail and colors as well as BG and sharpness are great too.
It feels a tad tight IMO and I would've gone for an horizontal comp to give the bird more room and also to avoid the OOF wing, but that is just a matter of taste :)
Congratulaitons!
That is extraordinary,
Love it as is, but would prefer a bit more room top and right.
Hi chas,
It seems you like you really shot the light here :):D
Beaufitul portrait in some gorgeous light. If anything I would add some room on top and the right otherwise perfect.
No critique on you image Chas, but I was wondering if anybody knew why their under mandible looks so worn out most of the time????
Cheers,
Krijn
Nice feel to this, great light and details... the whites on the bottom looks diffrent from the whites on the bird face any reason for this, would love a little more space around.. still loved the image.. congrats..
Ramon,
Image looks good as horz. :) I recommend taking at least 4 variations of cooporative subjects horz, vert, close-up, and environmental....as I did with this subject. Just choose to post the vert. You can view the environmental image on that other N_N site ;).
Best,
Chas
It can't get any better. Magical light makes the image.
Simply Stunning Chas. Very good picture with warm light. Needless to say the whites are just fine. I liked the original version here. Congratulations!!
The light on this puffin is simply stunning. Wonderful detail in the bird. I too would like a bit more room, but as posted it is a very powerful portrait.
The magic of light shown off so well. A different take on this species. TFS.
Last edited by Stephen Earle; 07-29-2009 at 01:48 PM.
Stunning as is!
Great portrait. Only thing to add to other comments is how well you've captured detail in blacks and whites, which is very difficult to do with puffins (IMHO). I also like the dark shade of black. I'm not sure if this is the way they all look, but I've seen a couple of other shots in the forum with a much lighter/greyer black, which I find less appealing (nature vs. capture/processing, I'm not sure).
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