Ding- Reddish

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Ding Fly-by! Crop rt and lt sides, and cloned out something floating in the water.
Thks..don

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.1.0
Shooting Date/Time 5/16/2010 7:11:42 AM
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/3200
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 1000
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 700.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Spot AF

[stuart wanuck]

nice image imo would inc sat nice flight image

[Rachel Hollander]

I love the way the feathers on the right wing are almost touching their reflection. Nice image

[Lance Peters]

Hi Don - doing very well.
A little more room up front for him to fly into - head is angled slightly away ( I Can live with that)
Nice detail throughout.
Good one!!

[Colin Knight]

Hi Don! This image certainly doesn't need much, but what do you think of a slightly darker, more saturated version?

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Love it...!!! Rocks!!! And that is the way it was in my head drive too... i've been gun-shy of the sat button, and frankly haven't used it yet!
Thks
Don

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely photo and repost really makes it pop.

Excellent job on the wing position.

[Colin Knight]

Great! Also, I love that single water drop off of the left foot. It's amazing the detail that our cameras can resolve. Cool stuff!

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Colin, you are the man, i was waiting for someone to pick the H2O droplet up..!! Colin, did you just give some more saturation, as i'm trying to learning these techniques.
Thks again
don

[Julie Brown]

Nice work Don. I also like the water droplet and how the wing tip is almost touching the water. I think the saturation boost makes it stand out more from the BG.:cool:

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Don, I got some of these guys too, they are very photogenic. love the plumage. well done

[Alfred Forns]

Love the pose Don ! Sharp and well exposed Repost improves the image further but would back down saturation? .. form original would increase contrast mainly !!!

[arash_hazeghi]

Love the pose Don ! Sharp and well exposed Repost improves the image further but would back down saturation? .. form original would increase contrast mainly !!!

I also agree with Al, the original colors are closer to the real world reddish (which is not red BTW :D) would just pop the contrast.

[Colin Knight]

Thanks for the correction on my repost Alfred and Arash. I've never seen one of these guys in the real world so I was going by the name and the implications thereto. :)

Don, I did increase the saturation (too much apparently, as others have stated). I also reduced the overall brightness slighty, which makes it appear to have more contrast in itself.

[Mark Young]

Awesome image Don! Love the pose. Excellent detail and exposure.

[Don Lacy]

Very nice image Don , love the wing tip skimming the top of the water. Added an S curve to boost contrast while leaving the colors alone.