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    Pelican poses

    Okay, okay, I sprang for the Z8. I had long been lusting after the D850, so when the Z8 was heralded as its successor, in a lighter package, how could I not? Plus I have a chemo-related issue with my eyesight, so the auto-focus features were a real selling point.

    I was trying out said auto-focus features on the birds this past Sunday morning. Caught some great pelican shots against smoky haze. Should I do something with the background do you think or leave it as is? How does everything else look to you? Any and all C&C welcome.

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    Re: Pelican poses

    They both look very good to me exactly as they are now.

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    Re: Pelican poses

    +1 to what Geoff said.

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    The first image is good and the second one is superb. The way that the camera left pelican's beak lines up with the camera right's pelican's wing have created a strong and effective diagonal in this image. The colour palette the soft gray backgrounds work together very well.

    Very well seen and captured!

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    Re: Pelican poses

    Thanks, Bill, Geoff and Manfred. Grateful for the feedback!

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    Re: Pelican poses

    Quote Originally Posted by Manfred M View Post
    The first image is good and the second one is superb. The way that the camera left pelican's beak lines up with the camera right's pelican's wing have created a strong and effective diagonal in this image. The colour palette the soft gray backgrounds work together very well.

    Very well seen and captured!
    Manfred already wrote what I was thinking as I viewed the images. 2nd one is a cracker of an image.

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    Re: Pelican poses

    Thanks, Donald!

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    Re: Pelican poses

    Hi, Janis. As others mentioned above, I do think the 2nd image is much better than the first. You just nailed it!

    Trying to give some ideas as per your request about the background, I would love to see the white pelicans against a blue sky, but assuming the haze condition, maybe there is nothing you could do, even during post processing.

    So, just keep it as it is, i.e., 2 great shots to your archives!

    Cheers,
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    Re: Pelican poses

    Well, as long as there is no "blue" information on your image (due to the haze), Post processing tend to look not natural. Anyway, I played with it a little, just to better convey what I had in mind when I wrote the previous msg. Regards...

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    Absolutely stunning. Love these images, I cannot add any comments other than fantastic!!! No favorite here, they are both superb.
    Thank you for posting.

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    I agree, the second image is just great. I would not play around with it too much.
    Cheers Ole

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    First one not bad, second one really excellent, +1 for leaving it alone. As Manfred has said the strong diagonal works really well, it's a great composition. A touch of blue in the background, as above, cheers it up a bit, but that is a matter of taste.

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    Re: Pelican poses

    Hi Janis,

    Great shots, I can't really add to the previous comments.

    I have to say that personally, I quite like Otávio's slightly more colourful version of #2.

    Cheers, Dave

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    Re: Pelican poses

    Thanks, all. I may play around with the colour of the sky and water, if I can get my colour management problem sorted. Posting in the appropriate forum forthwith.

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