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Grabbing pose & RP
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Grabbing pose & RP

by David Schoen

Gallery: AvianPosted June 25, 2017395 views5 comments
Although this was taken with less-than-perfect lighting conditions resulting in some flatness, I really like the action here.  Taken at Big Beef Creek on Hood Canal.  Maybe a few more to come.

Iso 800, Sigma 150-600 at 550 mm, F8, 1250th, handheld, D 500, Topaz and TK luminosity masks and actions

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Scott Wilson on June 25, 2017 at 1:38 PM
Awesome shot! I've been wanting to get a chance at one of those for a long time. In fact I just ordered 150-600 in hopes of capturing  a local family of Balds.

the shot can be a bit more sharp but heck....the action makes up for it.
Registered on June 14, 2017, 39 Posts, 73 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 25, 2017 at 1:52 PM
An impressive action shot.  Great job.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 25, 2017 at 2:13 PM
Great pose and incredibly sharp talons, David.  The barely/almost adult plumage adds some interesting texture to the head.    Sweet.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 25, 2017 at 3:17 PM
I like the dynamic pose.  Something looks odd in the white plumage (both head and tail).  In the head the top is white and smooth with no detail and there is large piece of the tail that is the same.  The darker white parts of the head looks like a lot of Noise reduction?  Not sure.  
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on June 25, 2017 at 4:23 PM
I was able to do a reasonable job reprocessing the head but not sure what to do with the tail.  On the tiff image on my 27 inch monitor,  the tail feathers are all separated and clear where Keith noted the lack of detail. If you have an iPad, you can enlarge and see detail in the tail feathers.  These were originally amplified with the local adjustment brush in camera raw on the originally posted image.  Redone here.  As I stated, the light was flat.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments