Camera Model Canon EOS 30D
Firmware Firmware 1.0.5
Shooting Date/Time 03/27/07 00:56:00
Owner's Name unknown
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/100
Av( Aperture Value ) 13.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 300.0mm
Image Size 3504x2336
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style Standard
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space Adobe RGB
Noise Reduction Off
03-26-2009, 04:56 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
It's great to see the feet, and I like the soft light. I would crop it horizontally and give it more room in front of the bird.
03-26-2009, 04:59 PM
Randy Stout
Zenon;
A striking image, nicely exposed, I like being able to see the feet.
It needs more space to the left. In fact, I think it would be better as more of a horizontal crop if possible, because of the pattern in the background. It is interesting to look at, but it does tend to distract from the bird.
A bit of head turn our way would help too.
Do you have others from this series? It would be interesting to see what a lower shooting angle would have done to the background.
Cheers
Randy
PS: AXel and I were typing at the same time!!
03-26-2009, 05:10 PM
Zenon Char
I don't think I have any more of this series. The original is wider and I cropped it down. This part of my education here. I guess I always thought focus on the animal and forgot about the other aspects that balance the image. Had the same good feedback on a few other images. Here is the original. I can clean up some of those white specs behind the bird.
The original is excellent The golden slippers make the image for me. whites are handled very well and the patterns in the water are very cool.
03-26-2009, 05:14 PM
Randy Stout
Zenon:
I certainly prefer this crop. The background is still a bit distracting, and the splash draws the eye, but overall I like this better.
Don't feel bad about cropping issues. Unlike Artie, who is so good he sees the crop in ".1" second for most pictures, I often ponder them, and sometimes change my mind.
Keep working it!
Randy
03-26-2009, 05:23 PM
Zenon Char
I think I may have cropped it because it went nowhere for quite a while on another POTD site I submit to. After a while you begin to wonder what you can do to it. I know the judges view 300 images per day for a category and only one wins. Unfortunately catching a judges eye is just as important as quality. Not only that is will they remember it. Brightest lure catches the fish. Well not always.You have a better chance at POTM as you are up against only 30 images. Now quality is big factor. But this is great. I have learned a lot in a short time.
03-26-2009, 07:35 PM
Arthur Morris
Next lesson: go to Educational Resources and check out the Head Angle Police thread.
What are POTD and POTM?
03-26-2009, 07:44 PM
Zenon Char
Thanks I will.
Photo Of The Day/Month
03-26-2009, 08:28 PM
Zenon Char
There is a lot of great info on that thread. I skimmed through but got the idea. I bookmarked and will give it a good read.
Is there ever a lot of information in the Educational Resources. Wow, what a website this is. My head is starting to swim.
03-26-2009, 08:32 PM
Zenon Char
I think I meant my head is starting to spin. See I was not kidding.
03-26-2009, 09:27 PM
Trey Barron
I prefer the second crop, and do like seeing the feet. I too would like more eye contact or a more intense hunting pose for the current head angle.
