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Hey Artie, Welcome back and what a stunner! I now am off to find some video somewhere to see the mating ritual, then to check out your blog. I love the sharpness, detail, the high key BG, and those long feathers over the eye! Fabulous. Nickerson awaits you, have fun.
for others to take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKxkohBXdMA
Last edited by annmpacheco; 08-08-2019 at 06:59 PM.
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Very nice image. I like the open bill and white color background
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Perfect exposure, incredible detail. Absolutley love the "eyebrows!"
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I like the open bill and the perfect white on white exposure. Looks sharp. Did you apply NR to the bird? details look a tad softened out by something also see a faint sharpening halo below the neck area.
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This is terrific Artie. One of my favorites that you have posted.
IQ rocks and the exposure is perfect.
Best part is the eyebroww.
Very well seen and imaged,
Gail
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The eye and the eyebrow are really cool...
Excellent portrait, amazing bird.
A tiny thing I would do is bring out just a bit more of the highlights in the
eye to give it a bit more life...
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Originally Posted by
annmpacheco
Hey Artie, Welcome back and what a stunner! I now am off to find some video somewhere to see the mating ritual, then to check out your blog. I love the sharpness, detail, the high key BG, and those long feathers over the eye! Fabulous. Nickerson awaits you, have fun.
for others to take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKxkohBXdMA
Thanks, Ann. And thanks for the link. I just added my 2016 Nature's Best-honored video made at the same location (in soft light) to today's blog post here. Check it out and LMK what you think.
with love, a
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Originally Posted by
gail bisson
This is terrific Artie. One of my favorites that you have posted.
IQ rocks and the exposure is perfect.
Best part is the eyebroww.
Very well seen and imaged,
Gail
Thanks, Gail. I prayed hard for this one :)
with love, artie
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dankearl
The eye and the eyebrow are really cool...
Excellent portrait, amazing bird.
A tiny thing I would do is bring out just a bit more of the highlight in the eye to give it a bit more life...
Thanks, Dan. It was a very dull day and I believe that I added the small highlight that you see. I hate to go overboard when I do that ...
with love, a
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arash_hazeghi
I like the open bill and the perfect white on white exposure. Looks sharp. Did you apply NR to the bird? details look a tad softened out by something also see a faint sharpening halo below the neck area.
TFS
Thanks, Arash. I will take a close look at the RAW file and get back to you. I am 99% sure that no NR was done on this image. The details look fine to me and to others here :)
with love, a
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Arthur Morris
Thanks, Ann. And thanks for the link. I just added my 2016 Nature's Best-honored video made at the same location (in soft light) to today's blog post
here. Check it out and LMK what you think.
with love, a
Hey Artie, sorry i forgot all about your best Wave Albatross video, duhhhh, just watched it again, its fab!!!
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Lovely image, Artie. Wonderful behaviour captured. Thank you for sharing.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Looks great. Love that open mouth. The detail looks spot on. Neat view of that tongue.
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Oh boy, what a way to start posting about your fantastic trip! I love tight portraits, and this one checks all my boxes - and then some.