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    Here is a pic of Common Goldeneye flyby. These ducks fly quite fast, but had good light which helped with freezing the action. Taken with the 400mm f/5.6 lens.

    1/4000, f/5.6, +2/3 EV, ISO 400
    400mm + 50D

    Thanks for looking.

    Sivaprasad

    Last edited by Doug Brown; 01-02-2011 at 06:10 PM. Reason: Added ISO to EXIF data

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    Sivaprasad:

    Nice full down wing position, good angle in the frame, nice detail in the wings.
    I think the eye could use just a bit more sharpening, not quite as crisp as the wings.
    The whites on the back of neck and cheek patch aren't showing much detail. Might consider running a selection on those areas and using the multiply blend mode to tone them done just a bit.

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    A really nice flight shot of a Goldeneye! Sharp, well exposed, good wing position, and slightly open bill. I like Randy's idea about the whites, and I'd consider toning down the specular highlights on the bill.
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    Nice wing position and I really like the open beak afgree with the others on the whites.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Stout View Post
    Sivaprasad:

    Nice full down wing position, good angle in the frame, nice detail in the wings.
    I think the eye could use just a bit more sharpening, not quite as crisp as the wings.
    The whites on the back of neck and cheek patch aren't showing much detail. Might consider running a selection on those areas and using the multiply blend mode to tone them done just a bit.

    Cheers

    Randy
    Thanks much for your valuable input Randy. I tried your suggestion to tone the whites down a bit and it improved the image significantly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Brown View Post
    A really nice flight shot of a Goldeneye! Sharp, well exposed, good wing position, and slightly open bill. I like Randy's idea about the whites, and I'd consider toning down the specular highlights on the bill.
    Thanks Doug. Yeah now that you mentioned it, I also notice the highlights on the bill to be bit brighter than desired. Thanks for the input.

    Sivaprasad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Lacy View Post
    Nice wing position and I really like the open beak afgree with the others on the whites.
    Thanks much Don.

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