This is one of the images that i wanted to make while in Brasil last month.I Only wish for a little better head angle.
MKIII
F8.0
1/1000
Iso 800
600mm x 2tc
Full Frame
All comments are appreciated.
This is one of the images that i wanted to make while in Brasil last month.I Only wish for a little better head angle.
MKIII
F8.0
1/1000
Iso 800
600mm x 2tc
Full Frame
All comments are appreciated.
Last edited by Adams Serra; 08-07-2008 at 06:59 PM.
Light, details, pose and exposure control look good. I find the OOF blades of grass in the foreground a bit distracting.
Adam how about a little tighter crop? Just showing head and bit of wings.
Hey Adam,
This is very nice. Love the low angle light and behavior! I would leave it as it is!
Wow, I like this comp. When looking at the thumbnail I figured this would not work, but it does because of the 'spikes' on the wings IMO. I agree that the OOF grass at its legs is a bit distracting and am with Sid that a tighter crop could work therefore.
I think cropping to just above the leg and then using a QM to rid of the OOF blade remnant would clean this up very nicely. Love the spurs, the eye, the wings up pose, and the BG. Still a unique composition though... :-)
The spikes are the bomb. Head angle is pretty good. What bugs me is that you cut the bird's legs right at the ankle joint. For that reason I like Sid's suggested crop... Laslty I would get rid of the bit of sand (???) near the tip of the bill. EXp and SH perfect.
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Hi Adams, Cutting in the middle of the joint is clipping to me. Best to cut either part of the leg in half rather than cutting right at the joint...
From the author of the "cut don't clip" rule :) :D :)
ps: what you think of as the knee is actually the bird's ankle...
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