Pie-billed Grebe

Posted by dhkaiser on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:16 pm

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I'm not sure how folks will take this one. Besides the slightly hot whites, my concern is the sun's reflection off the wet beak. Good, bad or indifferent?

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by Terence P. Brashear on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:43 pm

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Dan

There is what appears as a fog on my monitor.

Not sure what the cause is.

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Terry

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by KK Hui on Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:19 am

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A little soft but well composed, Dan!
Would like to see a little less steep angle ...
The bright spot on the bill is distracting and can easily be eliminated using PS.

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by Ofer Levy on Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:24 am

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The hot spot on the beak is a bit distracting IMO too. I see a halo around the bird and a bit of noise on the back.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:56 am

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Dan:

A little "S" curve and USM might have improved, the hot beak doesn bother me much.

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by dhkaiser on Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:45 am

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Thanks Juan on the repost. I am going to have to study up on S curves.

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by Christopher Dodds on Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:42 am

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Hi Dan, Juan's re-post has added some contrast and made a great improvement. I find the bright spot on the beak a little distracting too.

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