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1st December 2010, 12:04 AM
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Happy birthday to me!
I think it was the e-mail BDay greeting from Cambridge that gave me the luck to get this shot of a Northern Shoveler this morning. No post production, this is how it came out.
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1st December 2010, 03:02 AM
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Re: Happy birthday to me!
Hi Joanne,
Good composition, but the major problem is there's an over exposed bit there. I get this all the time when photographing birds like this, need to shoot, review, then shoot again with a stop or more of "-EC" - negative exposure compensation, to reduce/avoid it
I have done a bit of PP;
![Happy birthday to me!](http://i54.tinypic.com/2n04j28.jpg)
Noise reduction
Desaturated some red edge along the top of white bit caused by over-exposure
Some cloning out of some 'bits in the water'
Local Contrast Enhance in some places
Downsize
Sharpen
With the jpg, there was nothing I could do with the blown bit ![Frown](https://cdn.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/images/smilies2/frown.png)
Hope that helps,
PS should I wish you Happy birthday?
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1st December 2010, 04:51 AM
#3
Re: Happy birthday to me!
You should always wish someone a Happy Birthday, even though each new one signifies a part of time's neverending march. I like birthdays because they let me know I am still alive and there is at least one more photograph to make...so, from me to Joanne, a very, very Happy Birthday, indeed!
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1st December 2010, 02:57 PM
#4
Re: Happy birthday to me!
Thank you! I love the feedback and I love that you improved it even more.
And Chris is correct, thank you for the birthday wishes.
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1st December 2010, 04:09 PM
#5
Re: Happy birthday to me!
I think that getting feathers on white birds in sunlight is a very difficult thing to master -- I have had a great deal of practice on egrets, and it's still hit or miss, whether I get it right on a particular day. It's more challenging when the bird includes white with the different colors, and blending exposures isn't possible when you're photographing a moving target.
But it's a great capture! And happy birthday.
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4th December 2010, 04:13 PM
#6
Re: Happy birthday to me!
Thank you, Elise. Would you mind posting some of the egret shots here? I have a lot of herons and egrets but would love to see how it is supposed to be done.
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