View Full Version : Reading the Riot Act?
Norm Dulak
04-16-2011, 12:31 PM
Nikon D7000 w/Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 vrII lens @ 300mm, hand held
ISO Equivalent 640
f/9.0, 1/800 sec.; Matrix Metering -0.33
I don't know what prompted the interaction between two tree swallows in our yard. But I found it interesting and thought I'd share this image with you.
Please tell me, what do you think about it?
Norm
Levina de Ruijter
04-16-2011, 05:24 PM
Norm, I really like the action you captured here.
There are a few things that in my opinion could do with a bit of improvement. The first is the blue band on top. I would give that the same colour as the rest of the background.
I also think some of the darks are a bit too dark and I would suggest taking the image to S/H to try open them up a bit. And I wonder if it would look better with a perch that is not tilted, although these things tend, by their very nature, to always *be* tilted.
One last thing that I am noticing is the almost fluorescent halo I'm seeing, most noticeably on the left side of the left bird. It's a processing thing and should be easy to fix.
To sum up: I like the image a lot but think that with a few tweaks it could even be better.
Randy Stout
04-16-2011, 09:14 PM
Norm:
Very good input from Levina.
The interaction is fun and does make you wonder what the deal was.
The halo effect looks like a sharpening halo to me.
Ideally would like to have a better view of the left birds face.
Cheers
Randy
Alan Murphy
04-17-2011, 10:41 AM
Levina covered all my thoughts. Nice interaction.
Norm Dulak
04-17-2011, 12:40 PM
Thanks everyone! I think Levina's comments and suggestions are excellent, and I appreciate all of your thoughts.
Norm
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