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09-JUN-2005 RK

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Grounds for sculpture

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1/160s f/3.2 at 85.0mm iso100 with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time09-Jun-2005 12:40:09
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Nugar19-Jun-2005 16:50
Beautiful image, RK. Only thing I would like to see is a continuous neck line, and maybe a darker background. Great sharpness and saturation.
ctfchallenge13-Jun-2005 16:17
i would have titled it "the pride"...beautiful colors and focus. -Abstract
Photogenix13-Jun-2005 01:55
Thanks Pedro and Alex.
Alex: did not increase the background blur in PS. Used the curves and a bit of USM.
- RK
alexeig12-Jun-2005 16:36
Beautiful bird. Have you increased the background blur in PS?
Guest 11-Jun-2005 02:52
Excellent, RK. Nice colors, and nice bokeh.
Photogenix10-Jun-2005 20:52
Thanks Mary Anne for the feedback.
- RK
Photogenix10-Jun-2005 20:50
Thanks Aam, Shu, Rod and Ioana for the comments.
Aam, I really like taking upclose pictures of birds, bugs, insects, etc, I was couple of feet away from this beauty and was a little (a lot) worried that he is going to charge me.
Shu, agree with you, a crop on left will improve the picture...I think.
Rod, have couple of other shots from this session with darker background, but really like this one...
Aam, I have not re-posted this entry.
- RK
ctfchallenge10-Jun-2005 19:30
I think the bright green background is just right..it brings out the greens in the feathers.
--Mary Anne
Guest 10-Jun-2005 14:30
Beautiful composition, I love colors and the L shape of the peacock. And that smug look on his face...
Ioana
aam1234 10-Jun-2005 10:55
Did you increase the saturation RK? It looks much better than before (or is it my imagination?)
Rod 10-Jun-2005 09:50
I think the main problem here is the very bright background overwhelms the bird. Normally it's the Peacock that does the overwhelming............................. Hang on! I wonder if this was RKs twist on a Peacock shot..........nah, can't be:-)
aam1234 10-Jun-2005 03:59
Hmm, maybe not from the left, could be from the right since the bird is not looking straight (to the right).
aam1234 10-Jun-2005 03:57
Agree with Shu. A little crop from the left would make the bird more prominent in the photo.
ctfchallenge10-Jun-2005 03:46
His pose adds to the artistic nature of the shot. Maybe a slight crop on the left? It would tighten up the image IMO.( I usually overcrop and often get criticized for it!) Shu
aam1234 10-Jun-2005 03:13
I gather you like birds, I like them too (and fish also).

Nice colors and clean background.