As they say "don't rock the boat". At 1/8000 used to underexpose this flight shot and maintain sharpness while handholding in the boat worked great. I'm just not a tripod kinda guy. I like the blues I got in ACR and was able to hold the highlights on the fish.
Bill, there's two small areas near the top of the back part of the wing that bother me - I think a bit of cloning in that area and a bit of a touch up on the darkest part of the back wing would do it. I love the blues in this and the highlights on the fish are really wonderful. A beautiful catch for both you and the heron!
Bill, I would go for a more pano look. Maybe about 1/2 the dark blue on top if you are looking at the right side. Keeping the horizon out of the middle.
This is the math I faced with this composistion. While the pano is more pleasing, the resultant image size requires a larger printer and custom framing than I have. The reworked image is 12x25. The only other answer is to add a substantial amount of canvas which will shrink the subject at 12x18. I might give it a try. Oh well, I tried, I guess you just can't stuff 12x25 into a 12x18 space. I will have to enlist my friend with a roller printer or move it down to a 9x19. $$$$$$$$ That new Epson 17x22 3880 is looking better and better.
Last edited by Bill McCrystyn; 12-22-2009 at 09:25 PM.
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