Common Goldeneye - Femal

Gallery: AvianPosted December 12, 2013672 views7 comments

Caught this fly by reflection yesterday. Have done quite a bit of work on this one. The edge of the original was close to the front of the duck's bill. I added canvas to the left side so that nearly 50% of the photo is canvas added on left side. Otherwise, usual minor adjustments in CS6. The splash in the water is made by a spawned out Kokanee Salmon. Comments always appreciated.

1DIV, EF600 + 1.4, ISO 640, 1/2000, Manual Exp, Tripod.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 12, 2013 at 10:26 AM

Excellent reflection for this in flight shot ! Nice job on adding the canvas ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on December 12, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Ralph I would not have known you added canvas if you had not told us, very nice I do like that reflection.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 12, 2013 at 12:42 PM

Excellent job with the enhancements you mentioned Ralph. I like the comp as posted, but I think the image is a bit soft especially around the face.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Nice reflection, Ralph. I do see some repeated patterns in the added canvas, but probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 12, 2013 at 7:13 PM

A photo well worth the additional work Ralph. Sweet flight capture, the reflection is a great bonus. Nice exposure work.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on December 13, 2013 at 2:42 PM

Nice job on the expansion and nice photo with the reflection adding quite a bit. Good one Ralph.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on December 16, 2013 at 11:36 AM

Well worth the extra photoshop effort. Nice light, composition, and reflection, Dave

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