Gallery: AvianPosted May 30, 201360 views6 comments
Hand held 500mm
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6 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 30, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Assuming this is full frame you did well getting close. Finding the heron on an open branch is also good. Overall I like the setting.
I"d prefer more room for the feet - it feels cramped so close to the bottom of the frame and with the toenails clipped. I'd trade off space from the top for more at the bottom.
I'd crop out the bright leaf from the right side of the image - being so light it draws the eye away from the subject and takes it out of the frame.
It is hard to judge overall image quality at this small size - a larger 1200 px image would help with that. Exposure looks good but sharpness could be better (this might just need a bit more unsharp mask applied).
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Comment posted by Joel Thomas on May 30, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Thank you Richard, other than resizing this image is straight from the camera. I am trying to learn and everything you pointed out led me to look deeper into my image and I concur with the critiques....thanks again.
Registered on April 2, 2013, 17 Posts, 19 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 30, 2013 at 3:46 PM
I will agree with Richard. I also think the bird is way washed out looking.
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 30, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Nice image of this small and oftentimes elusive species, Agree with Rich about the bright leaf at the right edge. Would be nice for a bit of head turn, but good image all the same.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 30, 2013 at 11:42 PM
Detail looks reasonable at this scale, Joel. I like the foliage in the bg and you have a nice composition.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 31, 2013 at 2:30 AM
Joel,
A nice looking bird in a good open position, I would have liked a large version as I am sure greater detail could be brought out of this. Hand-holding a 500mm is no easy task and in my experience getting an image perfectly framed is difficult.
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6 commentsI"d prefer more room for the feet - it feels cramped so close to the bottom of the frame and with the toenails clipped. I'd trade off space from the top for more at the bottom.
I'd crop out the bright leaf from the right side of the image - being so light it draws the eye away from the subject and takes it out of the frame.
It is hard to judge overall image quality at this small size - a larger 1200 px image would help with that. Exposure looks good but sharpness could be better (this might just need a bit more unsharp mask applied).
A nice looking bird in a good open position, I would have liked a large version as I am sure greater detail could be brought out of this. Hand-holding a 500mm is no easy task and in my experience getting an image perfectly framed is difficult.