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Just a shot from AK
« on: April 08, 2008, 06:15:15 PM »
Pope, how does one take a better picture in this situation? Not take, but what settings or what were missed?
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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2008, 06:33:26 PM »
Sorry I forgot to post the pic. Here it is.  Any criticism and suggestions would be awesome.

Thanks CRQ
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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 12:15:39 AM »
I think it's a pretty good or interesting photo as is.  The intriguing part of the photo is the interplay between the ship and the seals.  Unfortunately, either the seals are too far away from the ship to show interest or you can't see the detail in the seal faces.  Had one been standing with their head up looking at the ship the purpose for the ship in the photo would have been clear.  Otherwise, there isn't a lot of purpose to the ship and you can't make the correllation between the two subjects.

I like the rocks and contrast between the black rocks and the blue water.  A shot with just the seals where you could see their face or an expression would have been great.  As you have to be on a boat changing perspective is difficult.  I see where you were going with the photo and you came very close to pulling it off.  This is one of these issues where you may snap off 200 photos of that composition and you hope 1 has the seals doing something interesting in one of the shots.  Thank god for digital.

Setting wise you did perfect.  You got the detail in the seals and the picture isn't really blown out.  The ship is slightly overexposed but you have to to get your main subject, the seals, in correct exposure.  A slightly higher aperture of like f16 may have kept the seals and the boat if sharp focus.  As is, the boat is just slightly out of focus.  Not enough to worry much though.

We can always nitpick a picture after the fact.  I like this shot as is really.

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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2008, 03:16:11 PM »
That's an awesome photo, thanks for posting.

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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2008, 03:25:59 PM »
Awesome subject matter.....awesome composure.....great interest level...... 

Had one been sitting there with a blackmouth or sturgeon in his mouth....priceless.   If you shot it in Raw, I'd tone down the whitebalance just a hair.....i think it would enhance the blue and the rocks. 

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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2008, 03:32:36 PM »
If it was shot in RAW you could do a great HDR rendition of the photo.  Not sure it was though...

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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2008, 04:45:44 PM »
Not shot in RAW. Thanks for the input guys. Not to bad for shooting from a an AVON inflatable. Thank God for image stabilizing.
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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2008, 07:39:41 PM »
Here's my only criticism, SALMON KILLERS  :mgun:     nice pic though man. 
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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2008, 12:01:45 PM »
Yeah Klick they are. However the Stellar Sea lion (pictured) population is way down, so they're not a threat compared to the California Sea lion.  It will be interesting to see if the plan to remove Sea lions on the Columbia (by lethal means) will ever come about. If it does and they kill the animals one year, will there be a hundred more to take their place the next year. How long will it be before the tree huggers  do their *censored* and shut it down. Cause the life of one furry little seal HAS to be worth more than an entire salmon or steelhead run.    :bash:
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Re: Just a shot from AK
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2008, 04:40:40 PM »
Cool pic!!! thanks for posting it.
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