Hi Judy Lynn - Love this shot as its hard enough to get close to a merganser, then you did great with the high dynamic contrast and you even got him in an action pose - the image trifecta. Great shot.
Lovely image. Nice butter light. When I photograph Hoodies where I live I have to be in a blind . Did you use a blind for this image. Again great image.
Ted
Like the crop...lighting is beautiful and the exposure is pretty darned food on the highlights.
Blacks looked blocked on the neck especially, but I think you would have lost the highlights in this warm light.
This is where NearUniWB works great...in early and late warm light as you can get more light into the file for the shadows and still hold the red channel.
I don't no what els to say other than great shot excellant exsposure control well done Judy Lynn . the reson i say great shot is because it is hard to handle exsposure in this kind of light Brad
Last edited by William Currie; 01-11-2010 at 01:02 AM.
Judy....excellent shot of an excellent bird. My only suggestion would be to lose the catchlight....but that might just be my preference. Not sure everyone will agree.
Hi Judy-Lynn I just LOVE these guys with their punk hairdo. Saw them in the UK and immediately lost my heart to them An excellent shot and POV, as already mentioned!