Avocet

Posted by Vincent on Wed May 19, 2004 12:04 pm

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I hope you're not getting tired of my Avocet Posts

. I thought I would post one more to see if it's any improvement from my first one. Both were taken during the same session. Again, all comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Canon 10D raw, 300 f4 L w/ 1.4xII, ISO 200, 1/1000, F6.7, No Flash, M Focus, PS elements, Uncalibrated Monitor.

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by AlexC on Wed May 19, 2004 12:47 pm

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Vincent, this is sweet, love the dripping water, a little crop on the bottom for my taste and a touch more mid-tones to bring out a hair more contrast!!, Lovely image as is!! Congrats!!

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by tagor on Wed May 19, 2004 1:17 pm

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Very nice. What makes the shot for me, is the dripping water.

I wouldn't crop it (I would like it a lot less if you cropped the bottom) and I wouldn't increase the contrast.

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by Paul Skoczylas on Wed May 19, 2004 1:44 pm

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I didn't see the first one, but this one is wonderful! The water falling from the beak puts it over the top.

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by Mike Wilson on Wed May 19, 2004 2:27 pm

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Another breeding beauty from Belmar! Can't possibly get tired of seeing these birds. This one is no exception, an excellent bit of feeding behavior and your post processing has much improved over your last post. Bill has shown us many gems from that park and you are quite lucky to live so close.

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by Bill Whala on Wed May 19, 2004 2:30 pm

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Vincent,

Great timing catching him drawing his bill from the water. I would give this a +10 in Contrast and crop to just above your signature to remove some empty space but leave enough room for those long (virtual) legs.

Another beauty!!

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by Peter Wallack on Wed May 19, 2004 2:37 pm

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A very touching image.

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by Neil Solomon on Wed May 19, 2004 3:10 pm

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I agree with Bill's comments on crop and contrast and I like the nice even lighting on the Avocet.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed May 19, 2004 3:47 pm

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Beautiful shot, Vincent. I agree with Alex and Bill. What Whala has forgetten about Avocets, I haven't learned.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed May 19, 2004 7:23 pm

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Vincent. I would crop the botton and add more contrast to this fine image.

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by LHays on Thu May 20, 2004 5:22 am

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Vincent
A beautiful image...and of a bird that eludes me. I also agree with the suggestions made. Excellent shot!!

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by AForns on Thu May 20, 2004 10:05 am

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Beautiful image Vincent... not tired at all they are very good. Just the suggested cropping!!!

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by Michael Wolf on Thu May 20, 2004 10:58 am

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Vincent,

I agree the the others comments & suggestions.

It is stll a great picture on it's own though !

Thanks for sharing.
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by Juli Wilcox on Fri May 21, 2004 7:51 pm

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Vincent, I really don't think you can improve on the actual photo, only the post-processing which has to do with what others have noted: contrast. It is a beautiful image. If you are setting your shadow and highlight points, then it is a matter of making a little "s" curve in Curves OR for web posting, go to Image>Adjust>Brightness/contrast and reduce brightness 3 or 4 points and increase contrast 2 or 3. Be sure you have selected sRGB Mode prior to saving for web.

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