Taken using a Nikon N50/Polarizing Filter/Fill Flash/AGFA Ultr 50 speed print film/Spot Metered On Breast-No Adjustment/Midday Sun. The Raptor Trust, Millington, NJ.

-- Stu Weiss (stuart.weiss@coat.com), June 09, 1999

Answers

Nice. I like the composition, not a typical profile. I *might* have cropped a little off the top, but I'm not complaining. Exposure looks about perfect, very sharp, good scan.

What lens did you use?

-- Tom Van Veen (tvanveen@accmail.umd.edu), June 09, 1999.

Nice detail the only thing I would have changed is the background.

-- Tait Stangl (taits@chemsite.net), June 09, 1999.

I like the exposure and composition but on my monitor at least there's an unnatural blue tint to all the light areas. This is particularly noticeable in the beak and chin feathers.

-- John Sullivan (sullivan@spies.com), June 09, 1999.

John,

Its not just your monitor. I was trying out Agfa Ultra 50 speed print film. It is the brightest most "saturated" print film I have ever seen. But it is not subtle. A red tail's beak does have a bluish tint, but I have to agree with you this beak is more blue than most. I think the film was thrown off by the presence of blue in other parts of the image (i.e. the background). I haven't given up on this film. But it is very hard to use for nature work. I think the "saturation" effect lends itself to unworldly colors. I might get flamed for this but... the colors I got from this AGFA print film remind me of... Velvia.

-- Stu Weiss (stuart.weiss@coat.com), June 10, 1999.