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  1. 09-30-2011, 10:02 AM #1
    Kaustubh Deshpande
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    Still not finding time for photography...hence going through older files. Just a coot...nothing special...but loved the light, pose and water.

    40D. 400f5.6L. f/7.1. iso 400. 1/1600s.

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  3. 09-30-2011, 10:54 AM #2
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    Kaustubh,

    This is absolute gem shot. Superfine Low Angle profile, The Light, Exposure, Water smoothness, HA, Sharpness.

    Just wanted to click Thank you for this post.
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    excellent Kaustubh, love the "Docking" pose
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    Hi KD, excellent exposure, and of course you usual low angle just raises the bar on each of your images. Nice and sharp, and just love the blue of the water.
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    Excellent light, exposure and super low angle. Love the crop too, Kaustubh.
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    Great shot of this guy! You really show cased the red eye and the water color is sweet too.
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    Loverly as noted by everyone above. Pretty much perfect in fact. Great swimming posture. I desaturated the GREEN, CYAN, and YELLOW for the whole image on a Layer, added a hide-all mask, and then painted away the bird to remove what I saw as a slight color cast in the black plumage.... You need to flip back and forth to see it.... When you do, it is there.
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  10. 09-30-2011, 09:07 PM #8
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    Beautiful KD, as nice as any shot of this species I've seen. The bill on the coot is an ivory-colored treasure. Thanks.

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  11. 10-01-2011, 05:02 AM #9
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    Fantastic techs, light and colours! Pano works very well in here. Prefer the OP although the difference between the two versions is very small.
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    Thx for taking the time, Artie. I like your repost. You did some excellent subtle work on the bill as well.
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    Excellent techs, Kaustubh. Love the look on the bird.
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    Excellent light, exposure and super low angle
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    Great image Kaustubh! I like the low angle, IQ, red eye and blue water.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande View Post
    Thx for taking the time, Artie. I like your repost. You did some excellent subtle work on the bill as well.
    YAW KD. Did not touch the bill Any changes were from re-saving the JPEG....
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    Superb angle and exp. IQ looks awesome and the detail of the black feathers is great.
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