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Old 25th of April 2006 (Tue)   #1
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Shot this with my favorite bird lens. Canon 85mm 1.8

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Wow - super sharp. Have you got a colour version. There seem to be 3 light catches in the birds eye - what caused that?
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Wow - super sharp. Have you got a colour version. There seem to be 3 light catches in the birds eye - what caused that?
I would guess it's from the artificial lighting. I had 3 500 watt lights set up or maybe just over sharpened in PS. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

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I went back and looked at the raw file and 3 catch lights are there. Must have been the artificial lighting.
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When I viewd this last night on my laptop, the screen did not do it justice...Today on the 20inch Apple...Amazing! I like this shot...the 3 little sparkles in the eye are a minor issue that can be fix in PS. Nice work Zip!
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It's not over sharpened, iy's just right,,,Love it in B&W
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I love my 85 1.8 as well, but how do you get so close? I have trouble getting close enough with my larger lenses....
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Nice rendition of the Jay.......but wait a second...three 500 watt lights...and then you invited the jay to pose in the studio? I like it but I would like to know more about how this shot was set up and taken...
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When I viewd this last night on my laptop, the screen did not do it justice...Today on the 20inch Apple...Amazing! I like this shot...the 3 little sparkles in the eye are a minor issue that can be fix in PS. Nice work Zip!


Thanks Keith! I'm still not sure about this one. For some reason I keep going back to it.



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It's not over sharpened, iy's just right,,,Love it in B&W

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Thanks Sam! I didn't much care for the colored shot, B&W seems to work better on this one.



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I love my 85 1.8 as well, but how do you get so close? I have trouble getting close enough with my larger lenses....


I sit in a blind with only the little lens sticking out. This shot was at about 3 feet.



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Nice rendition of the Jay.......but wait a second...three 500 watt lights...and then you invited the jay to pose in the studio? I like it but I would like to know more about how this shot was set up and taken...


Thanks Gary! Just setup the studio lighting, backdrop and all that stuff. Then make a call to "Love To Be A Jay" modeling agency". After the shoot pay the model in peanuts. All there is to it.



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Could you post a picture of this blind? It sounds interesting....
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