love this compsition, gus!! looks great. the head angle isnt ideal, but it works for me in this instance. giving the far away look!! this may be a little oversharpened? i see noise in the blue bg. the light in the eye is fantastic!!
Gus
Interesting positioning of the light, coming in from over your right shoulder, I think. For me, it gives defining shadows on the Cereus, and (luckily) the major parts of the bird are also lit. Well done, it is a striking image.
Agree with suggestions and can add wish for a slight lower angle.
Gail is correct in that shadows define ..... but you need to balance the flash to avoid the dark are without light. I think that area detracts Alternative is the frontal lighting.
PS wise would select the blue sky then reverse and feather Will keep all halos away!!! See some on the back side of the bird
Thanks for looking at my photo, and offering your kind critiques. I think you are all spot on, and if I can remember your suggestions (At 84 my recall in on delayed) my next photo under similar situations will be an improvement.
Al, thanks for tip on the halo going the length of the back.
Gus :)
Last edited by Gus Hallgren; 05-01-2008 at 12:39 AM.
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Gus on most images involving a clear even sky just about any work will cause a halo Fortunately it is very easy to select then inverse and feather. One other consideration for halos is Noise Ninja or similar product.
They usually have sharpening applied at the same time noise is reduced. The noise reduction step will be detrimental to the sharpness so why not increase it a bit? Halo With clear sky images will happen every time. In NoiseNinja you can turn the sharpening off. I'm sure others work the same
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