I made this Image at Eco pond after a rather slow morning at Ahinga trail.
40D, 500 f/4 IS, 1/800 @ f/5.6, manual mode, spot metered, iso 400, raw, tripod, slight crop and I cloned out a few distractions in the water.
I made this Image at Eco pond after a rather slow morning at Ahinga trail.
40D, 500 f/4 IS, 1/800 @ f/5.6, manual mode, spot metered, iso 400, raw, tripod, slight crop and I cloned out a few distractions in the water.
Don Lacy
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Very nice exposure control and water color. I might crop a bit off the top and wish for a catchlight.
Very nice. Agree with Axel about the exposure and water. As I recall, it's tough to get a good lighting angle at Eco pond so tough to always get that catchlight, but I do like that I can see some detail in the eye.
Jack
If there is a faint catchlight visible you could always dodge it to make it more apparent. I like the plumage in the blacks, as already stated good job on the exposure. Also could use a crop from above (removing about 1/3 of the current empty space).
Like the others said, exposure it great and color of the water too. The feathers standing up help add something to this image.
nice pose Don, agreed that a bit off top would be a good move....like the windblown feathers, nice color sat