Hi Folks,
With this image I am probably going to get much jail time and many lashes...:eek::eek:...(side-lit, head angle not level with image sensor, feet cut off etc etc)... BUT I posted this because I believe that sometimes one can make a beautiful image and still break all the rules. I hope that this picture evokes a mood and an atmosphere that would not have been present had I waited for all the technical boxes to be ticked.
400D 100-400 @ 400mm
ISO 200
AV F7.1 1/800 sec
Exp comp -1
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and disagreements...;)
Best regards to all,
Nicki
I like it Nicki! About the only things I'd change would be a little more DOF (think ISO 400) and a slightly more generous crop on all but the bottom of the frame. I'd like to see the ends of the feathers on the right. Thanks for posting!
Nikki, I think it's important to remember who your target audience is and make your image accordingly. If this were going to be for a bird photography magazine you might well deserve those lashes but for a fine art print? It's gorgeous. Drop dead gorgeous! You might try to pull up the dark highlights so the legs have a little bit more definition but that's about all I'd change. This is a perfect example of something that fits in the Out of the Box forum...you broke the rules "in camera" and made a wonderful image out of it. Good for you!!!
Hi Nicki, it's beautiful. I love the light, and the detail of the curved neck.... I agree with Doug that I wish the feathers to the right were complete but honestly, I wonder if just some more canvas / background over there would help....????
The Dancer...
