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    I found this bird in the open for abot two seconds at Rondeau, Ont.
    There was some magenta cast at the right bottom corner that iI removed.
    Thanks for looking.
    Critiques and comments are appreciated.


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    Karl, very good details, bird angle, exposure for ambient light and fill flash work to deal with the side light.

    Couple of suggestions..(a) remove the steel eye effect by darkening the pupil (b) if you have more room in the orig, place the bird a little lower in the frame. I think that will make the angle look less steep.

    Very well done.

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    All valid comments above. Taking some off the bottom would make a very nice image even stronger.

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    Karl, I for one like the image as presented. Good use of fill.







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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande View Post
    Karl, very good details, bird angle, exposure for ambient light and fill flash work to deal with the side light.

    Couple of suggestions..(a) remove the steel eye effect by darkening the pupil (b) if you have more room in the orig, place the bird a little lower in the frame. I think that will make the angle look less steep.

    Very well done.
    Thank you Kaustubh.
    Here is the corrected version. I chaged the crop to 6x4 and corrected the eye.

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    Repost a nice improvement. While there is nothing wrong with this that I can put my finger on this one lacks the nice light that made your last few posts special. The bird here almost looks cutout, possibly flattened by the flash....
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    Karl, liked the repost more. very good job on the eye. If you dont have more at top, should be easy to extend the canvas. Have you seen this easy method of extending canvas?

    http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...nvas-made-easy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande View Post
    Karl, liked the repost more. very good job on the eye. If you dont have more at top, should be easy to extend the canvas. Have you seen this easy method of extending canvas?

    http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...nvas-made-easy
    Thanks Kaustubh. Of course I know how to extend canvas. With CS5 it is children's play.
    By the way the bird was at eye level or maybe 2-3 degrees above horizontal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Repost a nice improvement. While there is nothing wrong with this that I can put my finger on this one lacks the nice light that made your last few posts special. The bird here almost looks cutout, possibly flattened by the flash....
    Thanks Artie. I thought you were a big fan of fill flash.
    Personally I like it. Maybe it is not always good but it saved many pictures of mine from the trush can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl Egressy View Post
    I found this bird in the open for abot two seconds at Rondeau, Ont.
    There was some magenta cast at the right bottom corner that iI removed.
    Thanks for looking.
    Critiques and comments are appreciated.


    EOS-1D Mark IV
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    Flash Exposure Compensation -2 1/3
    Marvelous close-up...nice background and clarity.Good eye contact.lovely image.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl Egressy View Post
    Thanks Artie. I thought you were a big fan of fill flash.
    Personally I like it. Maybe it is not always good but it saved many pictures of mine from the trush can.
    I like fill flash in lots of situations. As I said, I am not sure why I do not like this one as much as your previous posts all of which had character.... Is "trush can" a Canadian phrase? :).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    I like fill flash in lots of situations. As I said, I am not sure why I do not like this one as much as your previous posts all of which had character.... Is "trush can" a Canadian phrase? :).
    Thanks Artie.
    Sorry it's a typo, meant to be trash can or recycle bin, to be correct.
    I know what you mean about the picture.
    It is not my best by far, but I like the bird.
    It is rare to see it in the open.

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    YAW. I am good with that :).
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