This is my first post here. I shot this with a D300 and 300f2.8 lens w/2x converter. I also cropped it in a bit. When I shot on auto WB, the balance was 4300 which I bumped up to 4850 in camera raw. Does the color look right. I waited for the duck to swim into the green reflection of the trees. Any help is a appreciated as to crop, composition etc.
Last edited by Barry Schifflin; 04-21-2010 at 12:33 PM.
Hi Barry - big welcome to BPN - Dont hesitate to jump right in and make comments on other peoples images - all we ask is that you say what you like or dont like about a image - no better way to learn and your own image's will improve rapidly.
Nice first post. - Like the water some nice effects there.
Do include your full shooting info including shutter speed, aperture etc will help everyone see whats going on.
Will reserve any further comments until others have offered some advice!!
i am a newbie here as well no doubt some of the more experienced guys will be able to help you better, couple of things that jump out at me
seems to be abit of CA on the tail of the duck? perhaps something that can be tweaked in PS, Love the color combination and good call to wait for the duck to pass through the reflection.
what was the f stop for the image? it seems very slightly out of focus?
I have a mallard i am doing at the moment for feedback, i think i took about 15 shots with maybe 2 keepers, getting the focus on those birds isnt easy!
You can tell that you have the ducks attention, the crop seems good too :)
Excellent points Peter Glad you jumped in !! Much appreciated
Had one other thing in mind, will wait a bit before coming in !! One important thing you mentioned is the low keeper rate, mostly due to light, need about a perfect light angle to light up those birds ... just a slight turn and they can look without color!!
Hi Barry - Peter has given some good points, head area does look a little soft.
Might have considered a horizontal - water does look nice.
Looking forward to seeing more :)
.... From iPhone :). Going horizontal and waiting for the duck to turn a bit more to fully lit. Also it is just a bit over in the whites. Strong points for me has to be the water and space given!!!
Hi Barry One of our Wildlife Moderators (Steve) will be posting a sticky on the Wildlife forum for saving images so you don't loose quality. How you save makes a huge difference in quality!!!!
Sharpening is best done to the area you want sharpened only, normally don't want to sharpen bg !!!
mallard
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