Taken with Sid Garige on his Charity Avian workshop. Estero Bay.
D3s
300/f2.8 with 2x TC
1/1000
f/8
ISO 220
Taken with Sid Garige on his Charity Avian workshop. Estero Bay.
D3s
300/f2.8 with 2x TC
1/1000
f/8
ISO 220
Last edited by Tom Redd; 05-07-2011 at 12:15 PM.

Excellent portrait, sharp details and nice light + BG, well done!
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Excellent portrait Tom. Great details and wonderful pose.
Very nice portrait.
Very nice.
Seems just a touch green to me.
Steven, you may be right. Here is a repost.
Actually, even the repost may be a tad green
I originally did an edit, but chose not to post it. Here it is:
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Steven, I will take your repost, over mine. Thanks, looks nice.
Stevens repost still has a color cast with the following RGB readings from the white patch under the bill 245, 245, and 235 note the 10 point difference between the blue channel compared to the red and green channels.
In this version the whites have the following values 244,242, and 239 with only a 3 point difference between the green and blue channels most of the cast is gone I also added a small S curve to add some contrast.
Tom Really nice portrait you chose just the right amount of body to include in the image.
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Thanks Don, this repost looks great. Thank you for the time and the info. I look forward to shooting with you again.
I used the white patch on top of the head because it is the "hottest" white area due to sun angle and the most prone to "blowing out". I set it as the white point and reduced output to 245.
In some aspects I like the last version a little better, in some aspects slightly less. In reality, there is seldom ever one "right" exposure/wb, so whatever works best for you.
Great looking portrait. Like the color in the repost. Nice clean background as well.
Don Lacy
You don't take a photograph, you make it - Ansel Adams
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs - Ansel Adams
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Very nice portrait! The original and all reposts work for me almost as well. I really don't see the need in "correcting" minor colour casts as in many cases they are totally natural.
If anything, I would like to see a tiny bit more room at the bottom so the nice long neck feathers won't be clipped balanced by cropping the same amount off the top.
Thank you everyone for the comments and the time taken for reposts. A good learning experience.