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Posted by Yanni on Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:25 pm

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After being away for 5 days it's good to be back posting, I took this shot last week. This is still with the sigma 70-200 + 2X tc combo. Today arrived my 300mm AF-S 2.8 Nikkor and hopefully I have the time to go out and test it and post some pics with that lens. This photo is full frame and shot at 250mm, 1/180, f8, fill in flash compensation +0.7EV. All comments and suggestions always welcome.

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by Bill Whala on Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:59 pm
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Excellent exposure, sharpness, and detail. I love the jeweled eye.

Excellent shot.
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by Alan Murphy on Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:10 pm
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Wonderful headshot. The slight tilt of the head makes this.
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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:23 am
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The eye is nice; am missing some feather detail since the image is such a close-up. Is this film or digital? Hand-held or tri-pod? The flash was +0.7? Just trying to figure out what is making the white so smooth. :)
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by AlexC on Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:05 am
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Excellent mug shot of a wonderful bird, the smoothness of the face feathers is interesting and you are going to love the 300mm-afs-f/2.8 !!
Congrats!!! 8)
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by AForns on Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:43 am
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Excellent image everything works for me. I particularly like the eye and look direction. Very nice
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by Yanni on Sat Mar 13, 2004 9:29 am
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Juli,
I used a monopod, taken in the local park here with a D100. The bird was cooperative as it was sitting on the lap of homeless person on a bench under a tree. The flash was at +0.7. I used that setting experementing after I show here Sandy I believe using it in one of his posts. In Nicon Capture I apply level 2 noise reduction which it would further smoothen the areas.
 

by Mike Wilson on Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:56 pm
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Great closeup Yanni.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Sun Mar 14, 2004 12:12 am
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Mr. Blue Eyes never looked better, Yanni.
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Beautiful portrait!
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by Penney Goodwin on Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:34 pm
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Really cool image - everything - especially that eye! :)
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