A face only a mother could love

[Ian Cassell]

Captive Bird -- Phoenix Zoo

This is an older image that I thought would be appropriate for the halloween season.


Canon 7D
Sigma 100-300mm f/4 @ 300mm
1/800sec f/9 ISO 800

S/H, sharpening in CS5

[Eric Patdu]

Hello Ian, this is a nice portrait in time for the halloween indeed. It seems that the focus on this photo was on the neck as it is the one that looks the sharpest.

[John Chardine]

Nice intimate portrait Ian. I like the look-back. I would have liked a bit better eye contact with more of a head turn towards you. I think a few things could be done to improve the image. You could crop a little off the left and give some to the right so that the bird is not looking into the short side of the frame. You have a lot of detail in the face but it needs to be sharpened more. I tried a fairly aggressive 100%, 1.0 in Smart sharpen and it brought the image up nicely. I would also try dodging the lower face and neck to brighten up that area.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love that big round eye and the look back pose. Agree with John suggestion about the composition and the sharpening. Nice image fits for the Halloween theme :)

[Rachel Hollander]

Ian - Agree it's a nice shot for Halloween week. I agree with John's suggestions.

TFS,
Rachel

[Julie Kenward]

I agree with John as well!