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Posted by Chris Valentine on Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:06 pm

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Shot at Little Estero Lagoon last March just after sunrise. I've been debating about this shot for some time. Does it work for others even without the head and eye showing better?

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by AlexC on Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:41 pm
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Wonderful image as is!!!, Lovely porcelain wings with a magnificent wing display, the only nit is that it is slightly overexposed by as much as +1/2EV
otherwise is very nice, Congrats!!! 8)
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:55 am
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This looks exquisite to me. It may be technically hot in places, but darn I would never have noticed if it weren't pointed out. The light is fantastic as is the pose, sharpness and the bird. I wouldn't change a thing.
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by LHays on Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:36 am
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It may be somewhat overexposed but I'm so involved in looking at the wonderful action that I didn't notice it either. I love to watch them in this behavior....just haven't been able to capture it. Very nice.
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by Jim Urbach on Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:29 am
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Wonderful capture. My only wish is that you would have been shooting from a lower angle.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:04 am
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Great shot Chris. The wings are wonderful.
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by Penney Goodwin on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:41 am
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I think this shot has a wonderful artistic appeal. Very nice mood lighting.:)
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by Bill Whala on Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:19 am
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Beautiful light. I love the pose. Based on my experience with scanning film, I would bet that the exposure on the slide is just fine.

Very nice. :)
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:43 am
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I don't think that not seing the eyes clearly is a problem in a shot like this. The shot is a bit overexposed as some have noted. Velvia just doesn't handle high contrast situations very well.
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by T Williams on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:24 pm
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Beautiful light and beautiful pose, Chris. Great timing to capture this.
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by Greg Downing on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:37 pm
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It's a great shot though a slightly lower angle as well as a tiny bit less exposure would have been better, as well as a head turn. The light is sweet!
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by Paul Fusco on Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:39 pm
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Chris -

Nice shot! This shows the typical behavior for these birds. The open wings makes it for me.
Great light!

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by Anthony Medici on Thu Oct 16, 2003 7:46 pm
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Wonderful light and pose. I might have gotten the bird slightly higher in the frame since it seems to be going down soon. :)
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