2 Eagles in One

Posted by walkinman on Wed Dec 17, 2003 1:28 am

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I was playing with this image tonight and thought I'd post it here and see what kind of reaction it gets. No digital manipulation other than cropping, curves, and some USM. All comments appreciated, thanks.

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by Juli Wilcox on Wed Dec 17, 2003 2:04 am

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Carl---I think this looks great. It's moody, soft and representational. Is this some kind of flash effect?

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by KK Hui on Wed Dec 17, 2003 3:58 am

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Quite unusual to see the shadow and I wonder what causes it?
Is the tech data available???

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by Andrew Mc on Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:13 am

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Double exposure perhaps? Interesting effect.

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by DC on Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:13 am

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Cool effect. Is this a double exposure?
I like this a lot. Congrats.

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by AlexC on Wed Dec 17, 2003 6:53 am

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Looks like rear curtain flash synchro, But I could be wrong!!!
Very nice capture, congrats!!!

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by Matthew Whitley on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:47 am

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Very very cool.... I wish I had taken it!
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by Bill Whala on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:47 am

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Interesting effect. I too would like to see the tech specs.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Dec 17, 2003 9:43 am

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Its very cool but I would do a shot like this with no USM at all - as is there are sharpening lines in various places on the bird which for a blur like this doesn't seem right.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:51 am

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Cool shot Carl.

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by Greg Downing on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:21 am

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Hey Carl, this is really interesting if you ask me. Homer? What is the cause of the resulting effect? Whatever it is I like it, though I agree with E.J. on the sharpening. I like the inclusion of the water at the bottom and the color of the sky.

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by BrianS on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:30 am

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Cool effect -- so give, how did you do it?

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by walkinman on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:50 am

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Hey folks,

Thanks for the comments. The image is a very simple double exposure, one sharp and one thrown OOF. No flash was used. E.J., I think what you're seeing as sharpening lines on the bird are the edges of the bird reflecting direct light. I have a number of backlit eagles that show this.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:08 pm