pigeon


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Title     pigeon
Photographer     petershans/Hans (9,104) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     city
Categories     Decisive Moment
Documentary
Urban
Lens     Nikon 70-300 VR
Camera     Nikon D300
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     October 30, 2009 6:34:07 AM CDT
Views     157
Rating     8 Thumb-up

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from rrayfield/Robert (53,673) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 12:03:47 PM CDT (2)

Fine shot - very elegant for a pigeon.

The shot is a bit flat. I tried Levels at about 20 - 1.10 - 210 and then added a hit of Sharpen. (Using history brush I removed the halo around the bird.) I like the mood. What do you think?

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From petershans/Hans (9,104) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 2:57:38 PM CDT

Thanks Robert, what you did with the picture is recreate the original as I see it on my computer. I forgot that my picture (in Adobe rgb) is displayed in sRGB on websites like this. since sRGB is a subset of Adobe RGB , the contrast is flattened. cheers, Hans

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From rrayfield/Robert (53,673) Send mail to this user on October 31, 2009 7:28:34 PM CDT

Yes, the colour space does cause problems. I wish that in the photoSIG submission guidelines they would tell us to make sure the shot is in sRGB . . . Cheers, r

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from edwin/Edwin K.W. (152,473) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 6:52:22 AM CDT (3) Early critique

Hi Hans, well frozen on the inflight pigeon, good sharpness and nice blue sky together with the clouds to compliment. But the light on the bird is really flat, additional contrast work is necessary.

Cheers......Edwin

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From petershans/Hans (9,104) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 10:48:42 AM CDT

Thanks Edwin, for the critique. I always value your suggestions. cheers, hans

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from gnangarra/Gideon (627) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 6:43:01 AM CDT (3) Early critique

very good inflight photograph, good light and detail, composition the bird is maybe just a fraction high in the image

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From petershans/Hans (9,104) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 10:47:11 AM CDT

Thanks Gideon, for the critique and suggestion. cheers, hans

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from boone168/Bunhamin (10,898) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 6:40:35 AM CDT (3) Early critique

Hi, Hans. Nice shot. Good angle and clarity. Detail can be seen on the feathers. It's good to see the symbol of peace flying with wings open wide. Thanks for sharing.

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From petershans/Hans (9,104) Send mail to this user on October 30, 2009 10:45:09 AM CDT

Thanks bunhamin, for your friendly critique. cheers, hans

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