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    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
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    Default Goosander

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    Tripod Mongoose head
    Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
    Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
    Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
    Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
    Exposure Compensation -1/3
    ISO Speed 400
    Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
    White Balance Mode Cloudy
    AF Mode AI Servo AF
    AF area select mode Spot AF
    Picture Style Standard
    Color Space Adobe RGB

    I brushed the background a little to make the rocks a little less dominant, also brightened the head a bit.

    All C & C welcome
    Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 06-13-2012 at 05:21 AM.

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    Fine pose and captured behavior. I think a very small catchlight would help to bring the eye"alive". Good call on the BG.

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    Nice light and the BG looks very nice to me. I agree on a catchlight and a bit more room above would look nice to me.
    Dan Kearl

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    Lovely pose and nice job on the whites, Jonathan. Agreed on the catchlight. Might also try a bit of lightening around the eye area to try to bring it out as well. I would also like to see a little bit more room above.

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    There is some reflection on the eye so all you need is to lighten that more rather than adding a catchlight. I'd lighten the darks a bit more...they seem too, well...dark (some flash would have helped here IMO). Good job on the BG, and although the wings are not in fully-opened position I still ike the pose alot, especially the rounded chest.

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    I like the orange feet! Good pose and agree with lightening the eye,
    Gail

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    Thanks for the C&C everyone, much appreciated, I will have another look at the head and eye.

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    like the image,nice pose,better lighting would have showed the green in the head,but as we both no,the lighting is very hit and miss here in the UK at the moment.thanks.

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