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    Little bigger than full size. I added cnvas to the top and left and it is still too tight to my taste.
    However, I like it being out of the water.
    I faced one more problem; when I put the top focus square on the head, I started cutting the legs.
    As a compromise, I kept it on the breast, hence the slightly less sharp head.
    One of the rare ocassions when 500 mm lens is too much.
    Next time if he is still around, I will take the 70-200 f4.0 as well.
    Thanks for looking.


    Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    Manual Exposure
    Tv 1/500
    Av 7.1
    Spot Metering
    ISO 250
    EF500mm f/4L IS USM
    Flash Type External E-TTL
    Evaluative flash metering
    Flash Exposure Compensation -2/3

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl Egressy View Post
    I faced one more problem; when I put the top focus square on the head, I started cutting the legs.
    As a compromise, I kept it on the breast, hence the slightly less sharp head.
    Since the bird did not seem to move, why didn't you focus on the head and then recompose the image?

    great image btw :)

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    Nice, Karl. Is this a recent image? The sweet and lovely eider...I know him well! So nice to see him ashore, as you've stated already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jan Wegener View Post
    Since the bird did not seem to move, why didn't you focus on the head and then recompose the image?

    great image btw :)
    Thanks Jan.
    Actually it was moving, walking into the water.
    I still could have stopped the AI Servo with the AE Lock botton as it is programmed for this on my camera, but I forgot to use it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Breakfast View Post
    Nice, Karl. Is this a recent image? The sweet and lovely eider...I know him well! So nice to see him ashore, as you've stated already.
    Thanks Jack. It is from yesterday afternoon. Shooting is good after 2 PM, as the sun will be behind you.

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    Wonderful, Karl! I can't believe he's still there...it's been months now! Thank you for the shooting-time tip also. I visited the fine bird 3 times but figured he'd have split the scene by now. I agree wholeheartedly RE the focal length...anywhere around 200mm or 300mm is optimal. If you don't mind my asking: do any trumpeters remain?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Breakfast View Post
    Wonderful, Karl! I can't believe he's still there...it's been months now! Thank you for the shooting-time tip also. I visited the fine bird 3 times but figured he'd have split the scene by now. I agree wholeheartedly RE the focal length...anywhere around 200mm or 300mm is optimal. If you don't mind my asking: do any trumpeters remain?
    Hi Jack,

    Just a very few. The started to put on the docking decks for the boats. In a couple of days all the birds will be gone.

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    This looks ok to me, the head is a little soft but not bad. There is a neat illusion in this image, it seems that the water is rising to a higher elevation than the sand the bird is standing on.

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    Karl, nice opportunity to take pictures of this fella. you could have increased ISO and stop down if you were that close. I think a round of USM can also help. nice shooting, subject and light angles. agree that it is still abit tight at the top. But since it is that way, I might take just a tad off from the bottom to balance.

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    Hi Karl....i think your image is well exposed and processed.....sharpness is accetable to me overall and bg is well handled. You might consider bringing in a bit more detail to the front leg and darkening the lower edge of the sand just a bit. Nice work!

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    nice pose, details and low angle I'd sharpen the head more
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