GBH Fan Dance?


Posted by akclimber on Tue May 04, 2004 7:36 pm

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I stumbled upon 9 GBHs having dinner in and around the tidal flats near the ferry terminal outside of Juneau last night.

This is one of my favorites:
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Taken in difficult lighting that was fading fast. Using my flash/BB/wimberely bracket combo wasn't the answer since it gave the herons a "zombie from hell, silver glowing eyed" look that was not at all attractive :roll: Is it even possible to avoid the reflective eye effect when using a flash/BB on a fairly distant subject since the angle between the flash and lens is so narrow? Hints and tips gratefully accepted! :oops:

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10D + 500 f/4 IS + 1.4 Canon TC MkII taken from my truck, Kenesis bean
bag used for support, ISO400, 1/100, f/6.3, AI servo, partial metering mode, exposure comp +0.3. Processed in Neat image and PS6. Image edges cropped by about 1/3.

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by talusman on Tue May 04, 2004 7:44 pm
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Cool pic.. he almost has the shade hunting down.... except he's looking in the wrong direction for fish! He needs some RE's to show him how it's done. Can't help you with the flash specs, I don't own one yet :( . I like the unique pose.

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by AForns on Tue May 04, 2004 7:59 pm
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Sweet what a pose!!!!!! Got to love it.

The bird is checking his wing out!!!

I like the way the exposure was handled Congratulations
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by Jim Neely on Tue May 04, 2004 8:02 pm
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Nice shot. The unusual "checking the deodorant" pose and the reflection really set this one off.

Good work.

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by eagle43 on Tue May 04, 2004 8:03 pm
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Very nice except for the light. :cry: :cry: Love the pose!!!!

Congrats!!!!

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by Cindy Marple on Tue May 04, 2004 9:16 pm
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A GBH that thinks he's a Reddish! how funny! Well captured, better light would make this sing but I think you did pretty well here.
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by AlexC on Tue May 04, 2004 9:39 pm
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Have to love that pose, pretty nice for such crazy light!! Congrats!! 8)
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by Alan Murphy on Tue May 04, 2004 10:03 pm
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Love the pose and reflection. Not sure about the split toned water.
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by chriscove on Tue May 04, 2004 10:18 pm
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I love that pose and reflection!
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by balazs on Wed May 05, 2004 12:19 pm
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I agree with Alan. All in all, an excellent image.
 

by akclimber on Wed May 05, 2004 12:58 pm
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
 

by Greg Downing on Wed May 05, 2004 11:19 pm
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What Cindy said. This is excellent!
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