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04/23/2009 08:09:58 PM |
Thanks  Balko! |
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04/23/2009 07:51:38 PM |
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04/11/2009 06:56:04 PM |
| I think it a wonderful Mockingbird. The only critic I have is that their real color is more gray not as purplish/reddish, unless it was an early morning/late afternoon shot. Normally the eye is much more yellow, but that could vary on individuals. The grain is a bit distracting on the leaves, which could be eliminated by Neat Image. Just some thoughts from a bird nut. |
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04/11/2009 05:31:34 PM |
Originally posted by trevytrev:
I like the shot as well, nice detail in the feathers. I do think that with the color of the bird and some what darker background the bird doesn't stand out as much you would like, really making the bird the main focal point of attention. The bird gets lost in the background in a sense, especially the beak area. You could either lighten the bird a bit or the background to give a bit of contrast. I would also run the background through another go of noise reduction, on a duplicate layer where you can mask out the bird preserving the detail. I would probably run another USM or Smart sharpen on the eye and face, crisp it up a bit more. Take all this with a grain of salt as it's only my opinion and I'm no expert, though I do enjoy shooting birds(with my camera:-). Cheers! |
Thanks  trevytrev Congrats on your ribbon in fauna! |
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04/11/2009 05:22:17 PM |
| I like the shot as well, nice detail in the feathers. I do think that with the color of the bird and some what darker background the bird doesn't stand out as much you would like, really making the bird the main focal point of attention. The bird gets lost in the background in a sense, especially the beak area. You could either lighten the bird a bit or the background to give a bit of contrast. I would also run the background through another go of noise reduction, on a duplicate layer where you can mask out the bird preserving the detail. I would probably run another USM or Smart sharpen on the eye and face, crisp it up a bit more. Take all this with a grain of salt as it's only my opinion and I'm no expert, though I do enjoy shooting birds(with my camera:-). Cheers! |
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04/11/2009 04:50:16 PM |
I read your thread about a critique and thought I'd offer my comments. I'm no means an expert in anything, but this picture looks really good to me. I'm an avid bird fan (or twitcher as they like to call us over here). I don't sit out in fields all day trying to spot a rare bird, bit I do love to sit and watch them from my conservatory on the feeders in the back garden. I personally think this is a lovely shot. The bits in the background are a little distracting but you don't get much control over that in these sort of situations.
I think the composition is pretty central, in fact the bulk of the bird is left of centre, with the bird looking out of the frame. I personally think that a right of cantre composition with the bird looking into the frame might have helped if that was an option. To be very picky, the blue leaves/petals or whatever in the foreground are also a little distracting and perhaps a desat or changing the colour to green for those leaves might help them blend in better. The reddish line at 8 o'clock (twig or something)also draws the eye. But those are really very picky comments - but that's perhaps how free studies are judged.
You can't always pick your subjects, perhaps one of the more colourful birds in an exact same image might have scored more highly (cardinal, robin etc) as people tend to have more of an affinity with brightly coloured birds.
From a purely personal viewpoint, I think it's a really nice shot. The clarity on the feathers is really good.The lighting is superb imo and perhaps in a bird challenge it would have done much better. Free studies always tend to be very hard to get a good score in. Your "She's a Gem" photo is a much better shot (I scored that one a 9 at the time). The composition is a lot cleaner, and she is looking directly with the camera which makes for a much more engaging shot. |
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04/11/2009 04:34:39 PM |
A good shot with fine detail. I think this is a tight crop? and as such, the background has become quite noisy. I know how hard it is a capture small birds and get a good sized photo.
I can live with the background as the main subject is clear and good, but when in a challenge, voters will knock you back. |
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04/05/2009 08:35:33 PM |
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04/04/2009 07:05:32 PM |
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04/02/2009 06:36:04 AM |
| Well done - nicely detailed and effective DOF control. |
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04/01/2009 06:37:21 PM |
| very good...great close-up excellent colors and detail |
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04/01/2009 04:57:40 AM |
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