Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Blue tit on cow parsley

  1. #1
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,015
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default Blue tit on cow parsley

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Taken from back garden hide,
    Canon 5D IV Canon 500mm f4L IS II
    Auto ISO 640 (-0.3) 1/1250 sec f8
    All comments welcome.
    Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 08-24-2018 at 02:33 AM.

  2. #2
    Avian Moderator Randy Stout's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    SW Michigan
    Posts
    14,112
    Threads
    820
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Jon:

    Good head angle on the tit, like the slight shadows on the breast, adds a bit of depth. It is interesting how my eye views this. Started with the tit, then slid back to the foliage, and then ran along the curved perch.

    I might consider darkening the faint bank that leads out of the top middle of the frame. It tends to pull my eye up out of the frame after the above movements. Pretty subtle, but perhaps an option, even just the very top where it hits the frame edge.

    Cheers

    Randy
    MY BPN ALBUMS

    "Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy" Sir Isaac Newton

  3. #3
    Super Moderator arash_hazeghi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Posts
    18,545
    Threads
    1,318
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like the design of this image nice HA too, I wish the light was coming from behind your neck with less shadows on the chest area. I'd blend in the vertical oof band in the center of the frame and also get rid of the dead twig.

    TFS
    New! Sony Capture One Pro Guide 2022
    https://arihazeghiphotography.com/Gu.../Sony_C1P.html


    ------------------------------------------------
    Visit my blog
    http://www.arihazeghiphotography.com/blog

  4. #4
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,015
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Randy, Arash thank you for comments, I suspected you would suggest blending in the paler area, I nearly did I decided to leave it because it explains the other highlights. On reflection I think I will blend the area to reduce the banding effect.
    BTW I made an error - I used the 500mm f4 L IS II - I have corrected the post.

  5. #5
    Publisher Arthur Morris's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Indian Lake Estates, FL
    Posts
    32,506
    Threads
    1,433
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like this one a lot. You might tone down the single very bright leaf (if that is what it is). Toning down the lighter swatch will be tricky ...

    with love, artie
    BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.

    BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.

    Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,

    E-mail me at samandmayasgrandpa@att.net.










  6. #6
    Lifetime Member Stu Bowie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Centurion, South Africa
    Posts
    21,360
    Threads
    1,435
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Jon, Good look back pose, and against a clean dark BG. The finer plumage detail on the bird shows up nicely, and I do like the blues on this fellow too.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics