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06-JUL-2008 Rod

Blue....ish

Welly Point Brissie Oz

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM
1/640s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Jul-2008 07:50:23
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 13:18
Hehe.. not so fast next time Rod. Wait at least 6 minutes. Real art needs time to bloom. -tv
Rod 02-Aug-2008 11:33
Thanks Penny & Tommy:-) I wasn't sure about the car picy Tommy, I posted it & 5 mins later I checked & it had no comments........so off to pending:-)
ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 04:19
Rod, sorry to say but the car image in Pending is soooo much better for the topic. In fact it's great - really masterfully balanced and well seen color study. This does have some appeal with the pastels and all but I prefer something a bit stronger. -tv
ctfchallenge01-Aug-2008 13:15
He's a funny looking bird that's for sure! (but he looked a little more odd in the darker version and I'm not sure whether that means I liked it better).
Penny Street
Rod 01-Aug-2008 09:51
Thanks girls. I lightened it up just for you:-)
ctfchallenge31-Jul-2008 23:01
Rod<, I played around with this and it really looks nice with a bit of brightening - it brings out the reflection and the white of the Egret. The top water looks a bit wierd though and maybe would look better cropped off. It makes the composition different, but it does make the bird stand out more. Just a thought (or 2 or 3)! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge31-Jul-2008 17:19
I think it needs 'brightness' to whiten the bird. Lovely composition, Rod. ~Lydia
Rod 31-Jul-2008 16:07
Thanks Charlie:-) It does have a strange look but I think it's the ripples in the water. I took about five picys of this & they all look the same. Added a bit more saturation.
Charlie Beck31-Jul-2008 15:44
I like this a lot. But I do find the darker blue at the top to be a bit distracting. I think it belongs in the image, that the image would suffer without it. But it's a bit grainy. Perhaps a run through a noise reduction filter would help.
ctfchallenge31-Jul-2008 13:58
I honestly appreciate your showing of constraint here Rod as I don't want to see us end up with a gallery full of oversaturation, but I bet you could juice this up a tad more and still keep it natural looking- it's a great image.
~Brent
ctfchallenge31-Jul-2008 13:49
Very nice Rod, but maybe it needs a little whanging! :-D CJ
ctfchallenge31-Jul-2008 12:12
Rod - that's great! Love it.
Konstantin
ctfchallenge31-Jul-2008 11:39
Bright blue and blue..ish. We're even.
Penny Street