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The image is nicely sharp and well exposed. The side lighting doesn't bother me but I do think the perch is too intrusive in the picture and it is accentuanted by the steep shooting angle. The edges from the broken branch pull my eye away from the bird, but since it is a natural perch there isn't much you could do about it. Would have been more effective overall if the bird's head was turned more toward you. The oof leaves are also distracting, was this in the capture or did you blur the leaves in pp?
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The oof leaves are also distracting, was this in the capture or did you blur the leaves in pp?
The blurred leaves are natural.
Thanks for the comments. I see what you mean about the steep shooting angle being a problem. Shooting up at the bird would have been more effective.
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Originally Posted by
Henry Domke
I'm looking over some older pictures to try to understand how head angle and light angle impact the image.
Here the light came in from the side. Would it have been more effective if the light was coming from right behind me?
Reading Alan Murphy's guides makes me consider the impact of perches. This was a natural perch (i.e. it is not a setup, but in the wild) but I think it is a bit too large for the bird.
Do you agree?
Thanks for any comments or suggestions on how to improve!
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Photography of birds is extremely challenging. In this instance it appears you took advantage of a brief moment. RBWO is not a species that stays put for long. The light angle is very effective with excellent exposure of the bird. In my area, RBWO nest in palm trees making a view of the chicks impossible. The species is most often observed climbing the trunks and large branches of dead trees. Habitat it very much seems to prefer. This image is very representative of its habitat and cannot be faulted for that. The image is beautiful with the OOF vegetation very appealing. I would only recommend having the bird smaller in the frame.
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Nice eye contact with good (maybe a little too good) sharpness. I like the habitat, but would agree that the perch is a little too big for the bird. The light angle is perfect; the bird is well illuminated and the shadow on the body gives a nice sense of depth. My only other issue is that the bird needs a bit more room around it in the frame.
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Originally Posted by
Henry Domke
Shooting up at the bird would have been more effective.
Henry, I am pretty sure that what you wrote above makes no sense.... John was commenting on the steep angle....
As for the image, I agree pretty much across the board but I am rarely a fan of sidelight even when it is handled well as here. Some folks love it for birds but not me.
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In my eyes the composition works well.
The woodpecker sitting in a high tree and looks at its Habitat. It is for me a reallay nature Image. It is for me a really nature Image.
Only the sharpness is to high.
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