Common Teal

[Mital Patel]

Common Teal
Nov 14, 2010, 82am
Taken with 1D Mark IV, 500 F/4, 1.4 TC
1/3200, f/7.1, ISO 640 @ 700mm

[Randy Stout]

Mital:

Another image with that nice low shooting angle. Well exposed.
I might consider a small crop up from the bottom, since the reflection here isn't strong.

The bird looks just a bit soft to me, possibly effected by the second catchlight (which is natural from the water)

Cheers

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

I love the one green feather. Agree, this one does not look as sharp as most of your stuff Mital, just not razor--especially the face.

It looks as if it is swimming a tad downhill....

[Stu Bowie]

Good low perspective Mital, and I would take a bit off the bottom, and a little more off the top. A little selective sharpening will work. :)

[Mital Patel]

Thanks a lot Stuart, Randy and artie.
here is another crop and re-processed version.

what say this time ?

[Arthur Morris]

Better but there is still something funky/muddy with the detail on the head.... And, that is said after I cleaned my reading glasses. What say the rest?

[Mital Patel]

guru ji thats so quick response. btw the teal is in pre winter stage and we usually find teal's female like this. check this out. http://orientalbirdimages.org/search...Family_ID=&p=1

indian images database.. i know images would not be quality but you get idea on plumage we have here.
still i would wish you can guide me how exactly we can do for that part. i may be wrong on the head part you are talking or may be i am not getting your point.

awaiting your response for this to rectify :)

cheers.

[Randy Stout]

Mital:

I wonder if perhaps the head is wet enough that it is creating the slightly smeared look?

I think you can probably work on the eye a bit to increase the apparent sharpness of that area, might help..

There was a subtle color shift in the repost, the water is less aqua, more blue to my eye.

Artie will surely clarify his issue with the sharpness.

Cheers

Randy