Author Topic: Mandarin Duck  (Read 779 times)

Geekomak

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Mandarin Duck
« on: January 26, 2020, 18:06:02 »
A rare sight around these parts... was lucky to see him.

Nikon D300s, Nikon AF 300mm f/4 (taken at f/5), ISO 1250, 1/1000s.
Nikon D700, D300s, D7200, D40, Fuji X100, and a bag of old lenses.

-Mike

Birna Rørslett

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Re: Mandarine Duck
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2020, 18:57:38 »
A vividly colourful drake :)

Nikkor Shooter

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Re: Mandarin Duck
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2020, 19:16:17 »



The way I see it, Micheal, it was an grey day. So rendering
a too high key will not compensate for the absent Sun but
tonal taming will. This will bring the real vivid colours out
without using the saturation slider… like this:



Light is free… capturing it is not!

Geekomak

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Re: Mandarin Duck
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2020, 19:18:47 »
Thanks for the tip!
Nikon D700, D300s, D7200, D40, Fuji X100, and a bag of old lenses.

-Mike

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Re: Mandarin Duck
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2020, 00:35:16 »
sweet shot!.. congrats!
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