Pancho's Portrait - Crandon Gardens

Posted by Parrothead Pete on Sun Dec 19, 2004 1:26 pm

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I've taken so many shots of this red crested porchard, he's kind of gotten used to me. This was my closest approach and my best portrait of him thus far...from the south pond...I was on the bank and nearly in the water. I'm no longer afraid of the crocs as Valerie told me they went out to sea again....

Minor cropping on the right only. processed in photoshop cs.

EOS 20D w/70-200 2.8L USM IS w/1.4x TC; 580Ex

Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: External E-TTL High speed sync
Flash exposure compensation: -2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 200
Lens: 98.0 to 280.0 mm
Focal length: 280.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF

"There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them..." - Marjory Stoneman Douglas

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by Ofer Levy on Sun Dec 19, 2004 1:36 pm

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Beautiful!! It looks as if it was taken in a studio!!

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by George DeCamp on Sun Dec 19, 2004 1:38 pm

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This is just superb!!!

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:14 pm

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Mike a nice comp and BG. There's still a softness to the image. I would have given up some shutter speed for more DOF, as f4 did not get the neck in focus. The colors are great.

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by Jim Neely on Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:29 pm

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by christoforos on Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:16 pm

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This an awesome portrait.
Softness doesn't bother me at all as the eye is plenty sharp.
It has the studio feel and quality as mentioned before.
Way cool!

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by Cliff Beittel on Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:58 pm

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Beautiful portrait, but I'm with Alan in wanting more sharpness. Perhaps more USM would help (I understand this varies between LCD and CRT), but I'd agree stopping down from wide-open would be smart. The bigger a bird is in the frame, the more you need to stop down to hold DOF. In this case, being so close with such a smooth background, there's no reason to shoot wide open.

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by AForns on Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:36 pm

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oferz8 wrote:Beautiful!! It looks as if it was taken in a studio!

..... it probably was... would not surprise me :roll: Great image of the Supper Star Mike !!!!

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by Jim Urbach on Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:45 pm

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Lovely portrait. Just needs a bit more DOF.

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by BrianS on Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:39 pm

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Beautiful Portrait.

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by Fabs Forns on Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:23 pm

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Great portrait PP, great colors and good comp. I woould do selective sharpening of the bill and maybe burn the hot spot after, since sharpening may increase it. Isn't Pancho a ham?

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by Mike Wilson on Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:03 am

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Great closeup Mike. More USM for me too.

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by LHays on Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:44 am

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This is beautiful. I'm with the others in wanting a little more DOF and/or sharpness. Just remember....the closer you get the more DOF you're going to need. Since you're on a first name basis with this guy (who has never given me the time of day) I'd keep working on him. Great job as is with him!!!

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