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    Default Same Loon, just a different pose here.

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    Based on last post I tried to lighten up the head area. Some will not like this one either, I guess. But I am not offended. Not that disagreeing with my image is being so. Since I cant go back and re shoot this frame I am posting as I can to show it here. Just sharing. If you want to offer suggestions or a critique, please do so. I would love to hear your thoughts. And thanks a bunch Artie, Chas and others who are willing to express themselves and be honest. I like that. This is full frame and I am getting a 12x18 print done at MPIX.

    Settings were the same, almost, as the last post. But here they are again. Canon EOS-1D Mark II N, 7/22/2011 6:16:18 PM Aperture-Priority AE, Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500, Av( Aperture Value ) 2.8, Center-Weighted Average Metering, Exposure Compensation -2, ISO 200, Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM, , RAW, Flash Off, White Balance Mode Auto, AI Servo AF, Picture Style Standard, Sharpness 3, Color Space sRGB, Noise Reduction Off.

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    Grady,

    I wonder if you have your monitor set too bright, as your new image also looks very dark? I am still confused about the exposure, as it cannot be correct if in fact the subject was in direct sunlight. Could you possibly post a small jpeg of the RAW FILE without tweaks? I just applied a few tweaks in curves, nothing extraordinary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charles Glatzer View Post
    Grady,

    I wonder if you have your monitor set too bright, as your new image also looks very dark? I am still confused about the exposure, as it cannot be correct if in fact the subject was in direct sunlight. Could you possibly post a small jpeg of the RAW FILE without tweaks? I just applied a few tweaks in curves, nothing extraordinary.
    I agree with Charles about the darkness of the OP and like his repost better. I also would like to see all of the bird's tail. Still, the image is sharp and interesting.

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    Hi Grady. Your Loons are beautiful, but your exposure, as has been pointed out, is way too dark. What was the ambient light like? At -2 EV and f/2.8, 1/500 seems like a pretty slow shutter speed, even if you were at ISO 200. If in fact you were shooting in bright sunlight in the mid-afternoon, these settings should have resulted in totally cooked whites. Not sure what you're using for a monitor, but it seems like it could use a good calibration.
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    Beautiful bird with excellent detail and love that green water!

    Looks like it could use about 5 degrees of clockwise rotation.

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    Chas, How about this version? It indeed may have been overly cloudy or muted clouds. It all changed from seconds to moments. As for the water, it is level. A boat was passing by and the rise is a swell just in front of the loon. Thats why I liked this image. The swell makes it look like it is rising up wards.
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    It looks like it is swimming uphill to me.
    A beautiful bird, but your repost is still too dark and darker than Charles repost.
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    Mike, if you look at the tail end of the loon you will see it is level. The water in front, as I said is a swell about to hit the loon. As for the light and dark. I just do not like them any lighter, in these very specific conditions. The others were dark, granted. But some of what you see is personal tastes. Doug, I am using a Viewsonic ve175, a pretty decent monitor, to me anyway. Norm, I too would like all the tail. But I will still keep it. I have several hundred loon images, most are excellent. Thanks for your thoughts.

    I just came back from the same pond and imaging the same loon. Did shoot them at -1 and 1/3 under. A bit of a difference and lighter all the way around. Light was very different and less contrast. I think tomorrows post will be more to the liking of many here.

    Thanks all for looking.
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    Grady, your repost is much lighter than the OP. You have achieved good sharpness, and I like the detail on the loon.

    With regards to calibration, can you see a clear distinction of all the blocks on the calibration strip at the bottom of the page.

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