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Best I could do.........

Postby blacknstormy on Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:23 pm

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Best I could do :( Shot taken at 7.47am, but into the sun, and the falcon was pretty much in the shade of a tree .... and skitty :(
Oh well, good enough for me :)
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Re: Best I could do.........

Postby phoenix on Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:50 pm

I like the first one. Getting them to look in your direction is always nice. Have you done any PP on this shot?
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Postby blacknstormy on Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:07 pm

Thanks Phoenix :)
A hell of a lot of PP on this shot !!!! Was taken for identification purposes, so I was walking up the track taking shots as I went, as the bird really was skitty and kept flying off to the next tree...... this is the original unmodified shot, and as you can see, it was crap ;) hence the title of the post - best I could do :)

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Postby phoenix on Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:31 pm

That's quite a crop that's for sure. But well worth it. I really like bird shots, but it's so hard to get them right. Nice work
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Re: Best I could do.........

Postby Pehpsi on Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:10 pm

Wow, that's some mighty PP work indeed :) RAW to the rescue..
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:46 pm

Got to love RAW :) :)
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Re: Best I could do.........

Postby Bindii on Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:54 pm

Bloody hell Rel... I would have dumped that shot if I had of taken it... you've done a brilliant job not just rescuing it but creating a shot to be proud of...

you go girl! :)
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Re: Best I could do.........

Postby Biggzie on Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:20 am

Excellent rescue job, but I have to ask.
If this was take for ID purposes, which Gosshawk has grey legs?
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Re: Best I could do.........

Postby blacknstormy on Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:26 pm

Don't ever post a shot when you are absolutely buggered :oops:
This is a brown falcon - I'm hanging my head in shame :(
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