| Author | Thread |
|
|
08/25/2007 12:21:22 AM |
| Who would have thought this photog would have his photos plastered over the UK less than 5 years later. :) Congrats again. |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/10/2003 03:15:04 PM |
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB.... or something like that...
Well, I see you scored a 5.1 on this shot. Quite frankly, Im surprised. I would have rated this at a 4 or so....
The most impressive aspect of this shot is the capture of the bird. His (or her!) wings are caught in full spread, a very powerful looking pose. The feathers are perfectly spread out and are a little blurry, but judging buy the shutter speed, that couldnt have been helped.
So the bird is amazing.... but unfortunately, the whole rest of the shot detracts from this.
COMPOSITION: I think you could have obtained a better crop by cutting some of that vertical post our of the picture. If not removing it entirely, at least get rid of the small shred of sky to the left of the post. Same thing with the top of the shot. I think the post that angles down into the top of the frame is distracting. I think the composition is the main thing that kills this picture. Next time try to obtain a setup that you would want to look at even without a bird, then wait for it to fly into the shot and SNAP!
FOCUS: As others have mentioned, the shot kind of feels out of focus. The trees in the background definately, and at an aperture of 7, thats how it should be. I think if you dropped the aperture even lower, making the background completely out of focus, it'd draw even more attention to the bird and house, and then the trees wouldnt be distracting us at all.
In sum, next time pay more attention to how all the elements in your shot are framed before you make the shoot. Try to get an arrangement that looks pleasing to the eye BEFORE the bird gets involved, that way when you get a great capture of a bird such as this, you dont have several background elements distracting from it.
|
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
06/03/2003 04:13:03 PM |
| i dont think this meets the challenge "photograph the place you call home" unless this is a picture of you flying into your home. didnt take off points because of that. i did take some off because the photo is blurry all over. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/03/2003 02:45:12 PM |
| Good shot, need to either include the crossbar or crop it all the way out at the top of the picture. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/02/2003 06:13:18 PM |
| great capture. lacking a bit in focus and clarity and needs to be a bit brighter. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/01/2003 08:34:38 PM |
| Cool shot (nice stop action on the bird). Low pixel camera? Photo is not very sharp or bright. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/31/2003 07:54:04 AM |
| Great image. Nicely done. Superior colours, lighting, composition, and textures all related to the challenge\'s theme. 8 Morgan |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/30/2003 04:51:10 PM |
| I think the color & brightness is slightly off. However, Good job at capture the landing & stopping motion. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/29/2003 03:03:10 AM |
| nice subject and timing of shot, but poor focus. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/28/2003 04:13:07 PM |
| This must have taken some doing! I but you waited a lot and took a lot of shots |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/28/2003 12:10:40 PM |
| Pic seems OOF but a nice capture on the wingspan. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/28/2003 10:27:28 AM |
| A little dark and out of focus but otherwise a great picture. Well caught. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/12/2025 06:50:57 PM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
