A Northern Shoveler Image That Might Have Never Been


Posted by Bill Whala on Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:27 pm

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Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

This is one of four images I made yesterday at Belmar Park that were underexposed by 1-1/3 stops. I had my exposure compensation at -2 from shooting silhouette shots a couple nights before. When I realized what had happened, I almost deleted the shots. I decided to keep them and see what I could do with them.

Prior to conversion from RAW to TIFF, I used the BreezeBrowser feature of exposure compensation and adjusted it to +1-1/3. This is the result. Not to make a big deal about digital vs film but this would have gone in the trash if it were shot on Provia.

Not the greatest shot in the world but I thought it was worth saving, IMHO. :D

10D, 600/4, 1.4X, tripod.
Eval @ -2, 1/1000, f8, ISO 200.
BreezeBrowser conversion @ +1-1/3

All comments and critiques are welcome. Thanks for looking.
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by Penney Goodwin on Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:42 pm
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...which brings up all those Q's I need to ask in Digi forum. :) This is suberb detail. I've never seen one of these and the angle of this one's beak certainly shows the difference in a grand way. Good work!
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by Ken Newcombe on Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:56 pm
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Bill,

A very nice Shoveler, the silky green water compliments the bird. Selectivly lightening the left side of the head would put detail in the shadows.
 

by Alan Murphy on Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:07 pm
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Awesome Bill. Nice rich colors. Love the water.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:35 pm
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Well you are kicking my butt on the female Shovelers. I have plenty of decent male shots but always seem to have trouble getting close enough to the girls (story of my life :lol: ).
 

by AlexC on Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:38 pm
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Ms. Calabash looks wonderful, deep rich colors due to the underexposure, digital does offer a wider exposure latitude in comparison to slide film, Great image and excellent colors to boot!!! Congrats!!! 8)
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by Greg Downing on Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:43 pm
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Very sweet though I wish there was a bit more light in the eye. I like the comp and the green water.
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by Chip Estabrooks on Sat Oct 18, 2003 10:16 pm
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Colors and comp are great. The head turn is the big plus here.
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by LHays on Sat Oct 18, 2003 10:50 pm
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You have a gorgeous lady here. Don't you just love digital....the exposure latitude has saved my butt more times than I'd care to mention. Excellent detail and the water is fantastic. Another great image.
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by Anthony Medici on Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:16 pm
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I'm all for the exposure latitude from my dSLRs. I've done it enough to know how far and for what purpose I can do it if I'm really off. Look at the bright side, you managed to freeze the motion well using 1/1000. :D And you were right, the image was worth saving. :)
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by Mike Wilson on Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:39 pm
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Great recovery from a mishap. Looks like you didn't lose much by underexposing the original file. Another fine duck shot. I like Alex's Ms. Calabash nickname, it's killin' me. :lol:
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:54 am
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Bill,

Nice job salvaging this image. The head turn gives us a great view of the bill. The green water and the reflection are great.
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by Bob Ettinger on Sun Oct 19, 2003 10:11 am
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Well done digital or not. But your comments on digital are true.
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by Alan Melle on Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:54 am
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Looks really nice for a mistake! One more reason why I need a digital camera body.
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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Oct 19, 2003 7:23 pm
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A really lovely shot of this female Shoveler. I love the reflection, green water, and the view of the bill.
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by Wil Hershberger on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:46 pm
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This image was certainly worth saving. You did a great job getting it back. Lovely shot. The pose is marvelous.
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by walkinman on Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:10 am
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Hey Bill,

Cool shot .. I'd like the bird either higher or lower in the frame.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:37 am
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Great shot Bill - well worth saving!!! 8)
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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Oct 20, 2003 6:59 am
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Beautiful Bill and I like the turn of the head towards the viewer.
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by LindaY on Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:49 pm
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Nice shot. I am glad you were able to rescue it with some help from your software. Exposure latitude and the ability to tweak the exposure as a part of post processing are one of the things that I love about my Canon D60. I also love the turn of the head and the water colors are beautiful.
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