Over the side

[Lance Peters]

Something a little different - wont be everyones tastes.

No P.S. Trickery - Levels - Sharpen - NR

D3
Sigmonster @800mm
F5.6
1/80TH
0EV
800 ISO
SB900 with Better Beamer
Manaul flash @ 1/4
Tripod

Commenst welcome :)

[Mark Dumbleton]

I like it Lance. Great use of shallow DOF with super colours!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is great considering I believe you are experimenting with this OOF foreground stuff leading into your image. I quite like this to be honest. If anything I would crop a little tighter on top and from the right. Good job! :)

[Ken Watkins]

I think this is very effective, are you williing to tell us how you did it and what was in front!

[david cramer]

Lovely colors and detail. I would prefer it moved slightly to the right in the frame.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful Lance, The layering of soft colors along with your nice details and HA make this great!

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent DOF, and love the layers of pastel colours. Very effective, and certainly different. I like this. Well done.

[Alex Mody]

Well it's definitely to my tastes. Any time I can frame a subject with super oof objects in front and behind, I do it. I also do agree with a previous post saying that it could work a bit better with the bird to the right a bit more.

[Mike Tracy]

To the right in the frame and maybe a little more dof on the end of his bill. Other then that this is such a splendid image with the gorgeous colors and ideal composition of your subject within the oof objects. Sort of makes me think this what "bird heaven" might look like.

[Lance Peters]

Agree a little more to the right - OOF foreground objects are nesting material and the ground - bird was actually over the side of the cliff - so the oof foreground is actually the ground - I was shooting at a downward angle to include the ground and what could be seen of the bird poking his head up from below.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Love it, great comp although I would've de-center the bird. Love the colors, pose, light, detail and FG. congratulaitons!

[Ken Watkins]

Lance,

Thanks for the explanation of the position of the bird, now you have explained, it seems obvious. I have no problems with the centered bird.

[Wayne Ellis]

Very creative Lance. No nits. All the best mate

[Lance Peters]

Slipped with the cropping on this one - should have been more to the right and out of the centre - better half was explaining how I should be out doing some work in the yard when I was editing this one - LOL :)