Eye of the Flamingo

[Judy Becker]

Here is what I call an "eyeball" shot taken at Disney Animal Kingdom in 2004.

Camera Model: Canon EOS D60
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Date/Time: 2004:03:23 13:21:23
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 400mm

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Judy,

This image belongs in the Avian, Captive and Hand Of Man forum, as is a captive bird. With that said, the image looks a little underexpose and it could be a hair sharper. With that said, I think you did well with the composition.

[Judy Becker]

I realized I had put it in the wrong forum just as soon as I hit the reply key.

[Lana Hays]

Judy
I took the liberty of working with your image. I thought that I'd try a different composition just to give you another look. Then I did a small amount of sharpening, levels and converted to sRGB for the web. I was just working with the jpg so it could be even better starting with the original. I have always liked the images of the bird with the eye and like this one.

[Alfred Forns]

I like the repost by Lana Having the eye on the center detracts from the image Very nice image !!!

[Maxis Gamez]

Repost works a lot better!

Thank you Lana.

[Robert Amoruso]

I agree, Lana's suggestions are on target.

[Judy Becker]

I agree and thank you very much I will make the correction on my web page.

[Ed Cordes]

I agree the repost is much better. Still looks a bit soft though.

[Judy Becker]

Thank you Lana for the wonderful suggestions .... here is my correction.

[Lana Hays]

Judy
This turned out nice. It's always amazing how something as simple as composition can make such a difference. The head is sharp.....just peaking out behind those feathers. Well done.

[Jim Neiger]

Great suggestions and followup here. The final result is a very striking image. Well done everyone!