Red-Breasted Merganser
I photographed this image at the local marina last week.
The image has its problems, but the light was so amazing I decided to take a stab at processing it. The whites are blown a little--and I have left the highlights in the eye, as it looks a bit unnatural if you take them all away. Any suggestions on this one would be welcome!
1D MKIII 300/2.8 IS + 2X TC
1/640s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso640 0 ec Handheld
Well done. This image is razor sharp and the colors look great.
Stunning image Bonnie !! Love the incredible detail and eye conatact as well as a beautifully framed image and lovely lighting and a great BG. No nits for me. Fine work !!!
Bonnie this is a beautiful image of a species I have nothing good on. I'd love to have this in my collection.
A lovely image Bonnie of this attractive Merganser - I love the array of tones in this image - a slight turn of the head would have been the icing on the cake!!!
John is learning. This one needs a big time head turn... (See the Head Angle Police thread ni ETL). With a good head angle the bill shine would be gone...
Lovely bird and lovely image, but...
later and love, artie
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What a great bird !
I absolutely agree with Artie, for me it's also not razor sharp, I find it rather soft...especially the head...Can't see any detail. Did you reduce the noise ?
Thanks all , for your comments. :) I do like the light and colors and agree with you on your acessment of the image.
It sure is a hard bird to get all the points right on.
Hi Jan, yes--I did use one round of NR, and perhaps I should just use it on the bg.Originally Posted by Jan Wegener
This was also part of the very first images from the MKIII after it came back from Canon. I have since calibrated the 300/2.8 + 2X combo with the MKIII and I think the results I am getting now are much sharper.
I'll keep trying on this guy! I guess it is my nemisis bird! ;)
Wonderful image. I agree with the comments above, but it is still a nice capture in my book. Let's hope the fix from Canon works well for you Bonnie!
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