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Gallery: AvianPosted April 24, 201178 views12 comments

I loved everything about this shoot except for two things , That being the fact that my brain forgot to check the Av and I didn't get optimal DOF, and that I decided not to carry my waiste pack on this day. Needless to say my smart phone went in my back pocket and I decided it was a good day to go wading the marsh. This was the day i lost my phone to the salt water gods :( I really like the light , the colors and the pose so I decided to keep it and sharpen best I could. Comments and critiques always welcome as I learn so much from you all.
Canon 1DMIII 300 mm 2.8 L w/1.4X
ISO 250 1/2000 @f5.0.
cropped about 30% off

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12 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 24, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Cheryl, Definitely a "keeper" ! Great pose, especially the cocky head turn and splayed tail.
Nice water and BG, and sharp enough.
Hard to tell with the reflection, but seems to need a bit of CW rotation?
Sorry about your cell phone.. Trillium Lake in Oregon ate one of my good cameras a couple years ago, so I co-miserate.
Really nice image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 25, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Maybe you need a smarter Smart phone. My wife usually puts my phone through the wash for me about once a year.

Nice head turn and good sharpness end to end. At least you got the shot you were after!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 25, 2011 at 3:00 AM

Love the perky expression and the inviting crisp lighting. Well done. The phone is an unfortunate loss, sorry bout that.

I just have a regular old dumb phone. Seems to me the technological half life of those smart phone thingies the kids fiddle with is only about 6 weeks anyway, then something cooler renders it passe. Hey isn't there an app for drying phones?

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 25, 2011 at 6:54 AM

Love the light, colors, and comp Cheryl. Nice eye contact too. In the larger image it looks like this might be sharpened just a bit too much. Easily rectified if deemed appropriate.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 25, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Cheryl,

Too bad about the phone, that salt water can wreck havoc on any eletronics!

I like the setting here and the light and how the water has shades of green & blue. To my eye the larger version does look a little over sharpened and perhaps a little contrasty and over saturated. Especially the eye and the bill. Those issues are very easy to sort out.

The pose is awesome, love the eye contact and the splayed out tail.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 25, 2011 at 8:07 PM

Thanks. Yeah i did over sharpen . I love the sweet pose though

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on April 25, 2011 at 9:39 PM

Great pose. I also like the color transition of the water.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 25, 2011 at 9:47 PM

That pose is great Cheryl with the head up high and tail cocked up. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 26, 2011 at 2:44 AM

If you hadn't have mentioned it Cheryl, I wouldn't have noticed the DOF, in fact, even now that you've pointed it out I still think this is in every respect a wonderful image :^)

Just sorry to read about your phone ;^.

Something about the pose and the sultry semi-hooded eye makes me think this one's a lady and, for all her wet, ruffled feathers, a classy one at that ;^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 26, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Light, colors, and details look great Cheryl, pleasing comp..
Sorry to hear about your phone, I do that kinda stuff all the time

Well done

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 26, 2011 at 11:52 AM

Just love that pose with great eye contact Cheryl. Looks like you may have grabbed a bit of white, possibly during rotation and cropping, in the extreme UR corner - easiest to see in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 26, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Thank you oops ron didn't see that thanks so muchI

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