I am more pleased with the background on this image.
Image captured this past weekend in Plymouth MA.
Nikon D300, 500 AFSVR, ISO 640, f 5.0, 1/5000, CW metering, +.3EV
I am more pleased with the background on this image.
Image captured this past weekend in Plymouth MA.
Nikon D300, 500 AFSVR, ISO 640, f 5.0, 1/5000, CW metering, +.3EV
Love the back ground, also his shadow on his wing! Mostly I am a sucker for that fanned tail.
Yes, the BG is great. :) I like the open bill and fanned tail, the position of the near wing and the strong shadow on the body are not ideal.
It's pretty good Jim. The BG is terrific as is sharpness. The shadow isn't a harsh one and it has an interesting shape. I'd be pleased with this one too.
I kinda liked the shadow :)
Just goes to show you that everyone is different :)
Couldn't agree with you more Jim. I think the shadow works here. Not a big fan of harsh shadows, but this one is soft and has nice lines to it.
Did you work on the BG Jim? I ask because I see what look like clone marks along the bottom of the frame and I find most of the left part a little blotchy (very clone tool-like).
I did add a hari at the bottom as the lower wing tip was a bit low in the frame. The rest of it is as shot.
The BKGR is nicer but with the dirty, scruffy neck and the fairly harsh shadows (I hate sun at Bosque after 8am unless the wind is DIRECTLY with the sun...) Oddly enough my favorite part of the image is the underwing detail in the primaries of the near-wing... Go figure. (I love stuff in the shade when it is sunny.)
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BG, Pose, Exp, sharpness, everything A+ to me! Congratulatons!