I vote for leaving it as is, David. Until you detailed it out I hadn't really
zeroed in on it. I saw it in the duck's eye but I just noted to myself that it
was just one of those oddities of light from sky and water and you were in the
right place at the right time. Gosh, now that you've drawn the curtain away
from the "technique" I'm afraid I will looking from now on in other folks'
wildlife images for evidence of artificial "catchlight". I kinda feel a little
let down I gotta tell ya, it's like when I was a 6 year-old and an older cousin
showed me how his Dad kept pulling coins out of my ears... Dern! One more loss
of a sense of magic... Dern! :)
Best regards,Peter Stevens
From: David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 1:49 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Widgeon
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Peter!
I was also pleased with how the shadow of a tree made the widgeon's head, in
full sunlight, stand out, all the more. Sometimes, we get lucky.
However, there is an oddity in this image, that I've not quite figured out. In
any wildlife photo, one of the goals is to get a "catch-light" in the eye. A
catch-light, is a reflection of the sun in the eye, which gives some visual
"life" to the shot. I have a friend who insists on using a "twinkie light" when
shooting wildlife. (He has asked "How else am I going to get a catchlight?" ,
to which I usually reply "skill", which annoys him to no end!) Using a flash
sometimes results in two catch-lights, one from the sun and one from the flash,
which looks most odd. In the Widgeon photo, you will note there are two
catch-lights ... and I did NOT use a flash. One from the sun, I'm sure and the
other from some sort of reflection, but I have no idea from what. The great
ethical question is... Do I clone one out, leaving the other? Or, do I leave
the shot, as is, with the odd-looking (to me) dual catch-lights? Any and all
input greatly appreciated. David.
Wow. Nicely done, sir. I really like the mirroring by the lake surface and
the tiny wake ripples just ahead of the duck's body.
Best regards,
Peter Stevens
From: David Young <lltvs9303@xxxxxxxxx>
To: LRflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 10:25 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Widgeon
Along with my now re-cropped shot of the Blue Winged Teal, I managed to get
my first decent shot of an American Widgeon, on Saturday.
http://www.furnfeather.ca/look/Widgeon.html
Comments, criticism, cropping help, all welcomed.
David.
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