Dancing Dove

[johan barnard]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f335/jumbo65/_JB03090.jpg

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</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Camera model:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">NIKON D700</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Date/Time:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">2010:03:07 07:56:08</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Resolution:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">800 x 441</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Flash used:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">No</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Focal length:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">500.0mm (35mm equivalent: 500mm)</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Exposure time:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">0.0006 s (1/1600)</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Aperture:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">f/7.1</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">ISO equiv.:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">1,000</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Exposure bias:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">0</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Whitebalance:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Auto</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Metering Mode:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">matrix</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">Exposure:</td> <td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">aperture priority (semi-auto)</td> </tr><tr><td class="alt1" width="25%" align="left">
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[Jay Tan]

Lovely light and BG on this taking off image! The slight wing blur adds to the feeling of motion.

[susanschermer]

Love the light, the action, the sharpness, and the BKGR. At first I thought it needed more canvas on the left so the bird would have space to fly into, but on second viewing I like the way it is presented. It has a nice rhythm to it.

[Kurt Bowman]

Johan, love the green BG in this shot and think it compliments the dove nicely. I also like the action you catured. I am still going back and forth over not having more canvas on the left or showing the interesting twig more has more appeal to me. I might have gone the other way with the crop personally, but hard ot say without seeing them next to each other.

[Danny Laredo]

Johan, the pose you captured and detail are fantastic as is the light.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome image, and I like the comp as is...I find it nicely balanced. However, maybe a tiny bit more room above, below, and left would give it a bit more breathing room. I'd may opt to see what a version with the yellows desaturated a bit (on the BG only) would look like. Great pose, and the timing on your part was superb.

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed for the landing Johan, and I like the light. Comp wise, its a 50/50, but I would move him to the right, and give him more space to look into.