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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/18/2005 12:48:00 AM
Thanks Dave. The eagle wasn't technically captive because it wasn't restrained in any way. But, it is kept by a falconer, and when it was kept by a prior falconer, it got mercury poisoning and can now only fly for short distances (like 100 meters).
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/18/2005 12:44:25 AM
Thanks Darlene.
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| Photo By: James Hager
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/16/2005 8:37:23 PM
Thanks Jim. There's no color cast, although the white point may be on the bluish side for some tastes. The white probably appears grayish because most of the white feathers are around RGB=215, but there are about 200 pixels with RGB=255 (and a contiunous distribution between 215 and 255), so I really don't want to clip any more pixels to brighten up the feathers. Any other suggestions?
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| Photo By: James Hager
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/12/2005 5:37:03 PM
Thanks Margaret.
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| Photo By: James Hager
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/12/2005 5:12:35 PM
Thank you Michael.
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/12/2005 5:12:01 PM
Thanks Morgan. It's easy to sandwich exposures when they're shot from a tripod. Sometimes getting a good selection to put them together is still hard, especially when there's a big difference between the two like with the sky in this image. Polarizers are generally very helpful to make a good-looking sky. The exception is when the sky is already a nice blue, then the polarizer can make it really dark and unnatural.
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/1/2005 1:07:21 AM
Thanks Darlene. I suppose I could say I got them to pose that way via mental telepathy, but I was actually waiting for them to look the same way. It never occured to me to ask them to look in opposite directions! 
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/1/2005 1:05:33 AM
Thanks Dave. I rarely ever go to the UF home page, so it's nice to hear when I make it there.
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| Photo By: James Hager
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/1/2005 1:04:32 AM
Thanks Dave. I wouldn't have even thought about taking this shot with a single exposure because it wouldn't have worked at all. I'm not sure it really works as I've presented it either. Just thought I share an experiment.
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| Photo By: James Hager
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/1/2005 12:50:30 AM
Wonderful colors and a great composition.
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
11/1/2005 12:48:56 AM
Really cool composition! I love the tight view and especially the petal that makes a vertical. I wonder what it would look like if you had shifted the camera up a bit to place the "center" of the flower closer to the power point and also moving the bottom petal so it would intersect the bottom side of the frame. You've also captured some wonderful detail in the white petals.
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:36:45 PM
Nice. I like this composition more than the other one because it tells more of a story.
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| Photo By: arwa abdullah
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:35:03 PM
Nice composition and a good perspective. Looks like it was overexposed --- maybe because the meter was trying to get the dark background "right." In such situations, I would spot meter off the bird and open up about 1.5 stops, or here metering off the rocks by its feet would work too.
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| Photo By: arwa abdullah
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:30:29 PM
Nice!
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:27:21 PM
Wonderful colors and textures. Great composition.
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Photo By: Petal Wijnen
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:25:40 PM
Cool!
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| Photo By: Petal Wijnen
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:23:37 PM
Cool door! I love unique doorhand(le)s, and this one is great!
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| Photo By: Petal Wijnen
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:12:15 PM
Looks like you've entered the digital realm.
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| Photo By: Harry Eggens
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 4:09:58 PM
Great shot Harry. Good to see you're posting again.
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| Photo By: Harry Eggens
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:57:50 PM
Funny!
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| Photo By: Darlene Boucher
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:56:58 PM
Cool!
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| Photo By: Darlene Boucher
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:53:42 PM
Great moment. Love its expression
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| Photo By: Darlene Boucher
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:51:13 PM
Beautiful composition. Wonderful diffuse light to bring out the colors too.
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| Photo By: John Loreaux
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:50:02 PM
Very nice perspective.
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| Photo By: John Loreaux
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:48:31 PM
Wonderful colors and a nice perspective. I probably would have included some more at the bottom to show how the leaf was connected to the stalk.
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| Photo By: John Loreaux
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:42:29 PM
Certainly is a cool moment you've captured.
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| Photo By: John Loreaux
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/24/2005 3:38:06 PM
Nice. Wonderful orange and interesting stumps.
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| Photo By: Darlene Boucher
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/21/2005 12:09:45 AM
I like this compilation more than the other one. First, the gentle arch arangement is unusual (instant eye appeal) and also makes for a more uniform "horizon." Second, the black background makes the images stand out more.
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| Photo By: 神 風
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/18/2005 4:12:57 PM
Thank you Douglas. I agree that this image definately looks different than most shots. It was taken right before sunset on a slightly hazy day, and the pastel look in the image reflects reality. The blacks are black, but they make up a very small part of the image which is dominated by mid tones.
I've taken a very quick look at your portfolio, and that helped me understand you comment. I'll return to spend more time with it and leave some comments.
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| Photo By: James Hager
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
10/15/2005 3:25:49 PM
Nice shot Dave. Great pose, and it's especially nice to be at his eye level.
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