Seagull silhouettes

by pentaxboyo

Near sundown at Clarach
Uploaded25/08/2009 - 08:55
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Bodyk10d
Shutter Speed1/500
Aperturef/11
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length58mm
Views/Likes63/0

Marcus1
Posted 25/08/2009 - 10:00 Link
There is a moment when the setting sun reflects from the white underside of Seagull wings. I have not yet managed to capture it.
Like the silhoutte top centre.
K10D 50-200mm, 18-55mm, Battery Grip, AF360FGZ flash, Manfrotto Tripod.
Other stuff includes Programme A, Takumar 70-200mm, Rollei Prega 145AF - Still in its box, Pentax Zoom 105R,Olympus OM2n,a Fuji Digital Finepix.
Technoblurb
Posted 25/08/2009 - 12:16 Link
Really nice shot well done
Malo1961
Posted 25/08/2009 - 12:58 Link
At first hand it looks nice,but.........as the light is coming from the left the pitch black silhouettes don't seem believable. The used 58 MM and date/time taken (see exif) doesn't help the suggestion either.(placing clouds in conjunction with the gulls) So...I ask you.Is it a merged image from two separate images ?
If so......not a good job. Sorry.

Martin.
Best regards,

Martin.


Curious about my photography?? Just Follow the Light.
Edited by Malo1961: 25/08/2009 - 13:00
Malo1961
Posted 25/08/2009 - 22:14 Link
Rectification:

After some explaining by Pentaxboyo by PM I felt the need to
post the following:

On retrospect I think my comment sounded more harsh as I intended it to be.
For that I apologize. ( that #%&@!! time window for editing comments :lol It's just that based on the visible info I was pushed into the feeling of a picture blend. That on itself isn't a sin, I do it myself sometimes.
So maybe the conclusion should be that IMO you have overdone the effect a bit, and thereby making it a bit less convincing as a silhouette.

Best regards,
Martin.
Best regards,

Martin.


Curious about my photography?? Just Follow the Light.
darlene
Posted 25/08/2009 - 23:34 Link
Hey malo, somtimes when we know so much....we think to much...But it must be great to have that knowledge to know!!!Iam sooooo green I couldn't... So dont be to hard on yourself !
pentaxboyo
Posted 26/08/2009 - 08:01 Link
Malo1961 wrote:
Rectification:

After some explaining by Pentaxboyo by PM I felt the need to
post the following:

On retrospect I think my comment sounded more harsh as I intended it to be.
For that I apologize. ( that #%&@!! time window for editing comments :lol It's just that based on the visible info I was pushed into the feeling of a picture blend. That on itself isn't a sin, I do it myself sometimes.
So maybe the conclusion should be that IMO you have overdone the effect a bit, and thereby making it a bit less convincing as a silhouette.

Best regards,
Martin.

I must thank Malo for his sincerity we're always learning
ade.

Kr,K10D,pentax 50-200mm sigma 50mm f2.8 macro and Tamron 70-300mm
Draken
Posted 26/08/2009 - 11:29 Link
I really like this shot, the colours are amazing and the silhouettes looks cool.
I would, however, crop the image just below the top silhouette so u get less blue in the pic.
Just my taste, a great shot never the less.
http://www.drakfoto.se
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Pentax K10D (soon to be K7 I hope)
Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4
Sigma 17-70/2,8-4,5 DC Macro
Karl Zeiss Jena S 135mm 3.5
MC Zenitar 2.8 16mm Fish Eye
Pentax-M SMC 28mm 2.8
Asahi Pentax 500mm 8.0

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