Dabbling

[Dave Blinder]

It's been a while since I've worked on motion blurs, so I tried to a few frames with this cooperative subject. The sun had just ducked below the trees in evening lighting.

Tripod, EF 500 f/4 + 1.4tc, Av Mode, IS on
Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 700 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV

Most processing done in ACR window, I pulled the Clarity Slider up to 100, raised contrast considerably, and moved the white balance further towards blue. No crop.




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[denise ippolito]

Dave, This is a cool perspective and the amount of blur seems nice. I'm seeing a color cast on the duck. I think it is a nice blur, I might try a little sharpening to the eye and face if it were mine. It might not look good :)

[Patti Edens]

Love the motion in this one and the extreme close up. Even the water drops on the neck and breast indicate the motion. Cool.

[Dave Blinder]

Hi Denise - I applied the blue color balance to enrich the aquatic mood. Here's a version with reduced saturations and sharpening applied to the face.

Thanks for the kind words Patti.

[denise ippolito]

Dave, If you wanted you could mask back in the color to the blue water BG and still retain your same original look.:)