Or add a bit of light with the shadow slider in Lightroom4 Or add a bit of fill flash - that background id very bright! Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > I prefer this crop as well. On the loon pic, you might try to pull a little > more shadow detail by tweaking the curves in conversion. But both are nice > shots. > > Paul > On Jun 9, 2013, at 11:31 PM, Kenneth Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Much better IMO >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Stan Halpin <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: PESO: another merganser portrait (and a Loon) >>> >>> Thanks again Bob S., Paul, Ken, Jack, Ann, Frank and others who viewed the >>> original. >>> A slightly looser crop of the Merganser is here: >>> >>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e6de8c0d6 >>> >>> Have also added another, a Common Loon in a similar pose: >>> >>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e6cedb742 >>> >>> The Loon was shot with the same setup, but on a monopod this time. A bit >>> later in the afternoon, more clouds than in yesterday's Merganser shot. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> On Jun 9, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Paul. I'll do a different crop later. I wanted to crop tightly to >>>> bring out the water drops on the beak and other details. But backing out a >>>> bit would be more esthetic. >>>> >>>> stan >>>> >>>> On Jun 9, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>>> Great light, nicely rendered. Wish there was a bit more image area on the >>>>> right side of frame. I'd be tempted to clone in an extended wake. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> On Jun 9, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Very nice, Stan! Also, love the do. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jack >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Stan Halpin <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 5:47 AM >>>>>> Subject: PESO: another merganser portrait >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I can't help it - I love the wild hairdo on these guys! >>>>>> We are spending 10 days or so at the family cabin on a lake in northern >>>>>> Michigan. So far it has been mostly open up clean up chores, but some >>>>>> time now and then to sit on the dock and watch the world, and some >>>>>> birds, go by. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e68086b6b >>>>>> >>>>>> Technical details: K-5ii with DA*300+F1.7AF tele-extender, hand held, >>>>>> cropped. I've been lusting recently for a new longer lens, convinced >>>>>> myself to give this combination a try and save some money. Looks good so >>>>>> far . . . >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
