Theme. Snipe on a wall.

[keith mitchell]

Nikon D4
Nikon 300mm 2.8
1/500@f6.3
ISO 640.

Thanks for taking a look and your comments on my last post,trying a different presentation hope it works.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Keith, I like the HA as it creates a very strong diagonal line down the back, great to have the eye visible. I also like the stone wall, more interesting perhaps than the post, but wildlife never perches on 'ideal' perches. I'm not a lover of the slight 'ghosting' creeping in from the foot, what is it, more of the OOF wall? I wonder if there is a bit too much yellow and or red, but look at the BKG, it's posterising/looks blocky in parts. If IQ allows, I might go tighter, certainly loosing the RH rock and the half rock on the LHS. I would have upped that ISO.

TFS
Steve

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm really liking the concept of the image. Nice resting pose, and the perch is very interesting to me. I would more than likely burn the white ghosting below, and crop away the left hand oof rock. I do like the inclusion of the rest of the rocks. Some odd posterization in the BG has occurred, likely during resizing for web.

[Alan Bryant]

Fine looking image, though as said I would of cropped off the left OOF stone and the OOF bottom strip. Maybe a round of NR might smooth out the BG ?.

[keith mitchell]

Thanks Dan and Steve forgot to mention did do a bit of cloning to the right of the bird, thanks Alan did toy with trying to do a bit at the bottom not sure it was effective.

[Lorant Voros]

I like the composition here with the preening bird and the interesting rock. Perfect shooting angle and sweet green back drop. Nice work.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Keith these images on the walls and fence posts just blow me away. This is great apart from the background artefact and the slight haziness at the base.

[keith mitchell]

Thanks Lorant and Jon,Jon afraid the artifact is down to me a poor use of the clone tool and did wonder if I could get away with the bit at the bottom,have a few more to try with presenting this way.

[Steve Kaluski]

the artifact is down to me a poor use of the clone tool and did wonder if I could get away with the bit at the bottom

Keith, I'm back so if you want a few minutes to improve your technique let me know.

Steve

[keith mitchell]

Thanks for that Steve will be in touch.