Sony A-700 Tamron200-500@500mm SonyHVL-F56AM 1/1250sec F6.3 ISO 200
I am having a lot of trouble with this image. The fact that the bird's colors are so similar to the background/foreground colors makes it hard to figure out how to get the most out of the image. I used a fill flash, and the exposure seemed OK, even though the bird was mostly shadowed by the leaves. Any suggestions and criticism would be appreciated.~onlybill
I also have a number of other images of this bird with his head turned, mouth open, etc, but other than that they are very similar to this one.
Last edited by WIlliam Maroldo; 07-07-2008 at 09:16 PM.
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Hi William - Looks like a difficult subject - exposure looks pretty good - fill flash doesn't look bad either.
I think you hit the nail on the head - the problem is with the seperation between the bird and the BG due to the colours. Personally would prefer a different head angle - beak merges with BG.
Keep em coming.
The first thing to do here is getting the bird well framed .... need more room up/down crop left/right Then check for major merges of branches etc with body parts and maybe smooth out some of the oof areas.
I like the image and its not as cluttered as it seems These guys really burry themselves in the weeds and you got the bird avoiding the green in focus leaves. Its a good image !!!
Thanks guys: Actually both Lance and Arthur pointed out the major problem that hadn't occurred to me, thinking it was primarily a color problem. Lance, when you pointed out the beak merges with the background, and Arthur when you suggested I look for major merges of branches with body parts. The biggest problem is mergers, where background elements, and foreground for that matter, get confused with the subject. Similarity of subject color and background/foreground color is probably very difficult with a subject relying on camouflage,. but mergers can be dealt with. Thanks again for your assistance!
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