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    Terry Olmsted
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    Taken Feb. 23, 2008.
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    Interesting shot Terry. A lower angle would have been nice, and the bird looks a little over-sharpened. I love the ripples in the water. Perhaps a little more room the the left of the bird.

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    Just love the ripple patterns where the Grebe swims into the cloud reflections Terry - unique capture!!!
    The whites on the Grebe, however look a little hot on my monitor.

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    Angle could be lower but nice shot. Have you tried Black and White on this one?

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    Thanks for the comments! Doug, getting a lower angle would have been good, but I would have had to be in the water :). There was minimal sharpening - I think what you are seeing are reflections on the water drops on the feathers since the bird had just come up from a dive. John, on my monitor the whites look OK with the possible exception of the white on the head. Tony, I have not tried black and white - I love blue, so that would be hard for me to do :).

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    Terry,
    The water here is amazing---and I know you could not get lower. The white on the cheek does look a bit hot for me as well.
    Very nice!

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    Thanks very much, Bonnie. I might play with the editor to see if I can tone down the white on the cheek. In any case,
    isn't it wonderful to get some sun every now and then!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Terry Olmsted View Post
    Thanks very much, Bonnie. I might play with the editor to see if I can tone down the white on the cheek. In any case,
    isn't it wonderful to get some sun every now and then!
    It has been wonderful! And I have actually managed to have days of from work when the sun was out.
    What happened to today? ;)

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    Terry, On my 22" monitor this image is stunning. There are tones in the whites under the head
    and the blues and ripples are breath-taking clear. A truly magnificent image.
    hal

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    Terry Olmsted
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    Thanks very much for your very kind comment, Hal. The whites actually look OK on my monitor too.
    Terry

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    Very nice! The change in color tones gives it an almost artsy look. I wish the beak hadn't crossed into the gray, and I'd really love to see this with the whole frame the same color as the water on the right side.

    Still, with the reflection and the patterns in the water it looks wonderful.

    As for the whites, I measured and the G&B channels are down in the high 230's low 240's so nowhere near blown. In some places the R channel does hit 255 so there is a little detail lost in the reds.

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    Terry Olmsted
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    Thanks very much for the input and analysis, Jim. I appreciate it. By the way, I love blue too.
    Terry

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    Travis Novitsky
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    Love this one, Terry. The white along the side of the head/neck does look a bit bright, but not blown. The overall image does appear to be a bit over-sharpened, but boy do I love the ripples in the water and the reflections! Fantastic!

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