Hi guys here is more pic's from me take this shot in Puerto Rico
hope you like it and comments are welcome !!!
Canon 50D
70-200mm IS L
1.4x Teleconverter
F/11
1/180
ISO 200
Location:Puerto Rico
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Hi guys here is more pic's from me take this shot in Puerto Rico
hope you like it and comments are welcome !!!
Canon 50D
70-200mm IS L
1.4x Teleconverter
F/11
1/180
ISO 200
Location:Puerto Rico
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Last edited by edgar-junior; 08-30-2009 at 12:15 AM.
I like the pose and coloration of the bird. The perch is too large which blocked the light from illuminating the undersides of its tail. The light itself looks bright and I would consider toning down the limb itself a tad. A crop from the right is in order to move your subject from the center of the frame. I also see a slight halo surrounding the kestrel. Although I like your © it sort of distracts and would probably reduce its opacity so as to not be so prominent.
Edgar:
I think Mike hit the important points well(light, shadows, perch, halo). The logo is def. distracting.
The positioning of the subject in a vertical format images is not quite as much of an issue re: centering, but I certainly wouldn't mind a crop as suggested by Mike.
Thanks for sharing.
Randy
I like the HA and the excellent view of the feet.
With respect to the two posters above, they missed some important points (while covering many). The image is over-saturated (esp. the electric blue sky), the perch looks a bit over-sharpened, and the image as a whole is too contrasty. Many folks make good images look worse in Photoshop rather than better. That is why I came up with our Digital Basics File...
As above, the copyright notice overpowers the image.
ps: this monitor is calibrated.
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Thanks for the comment guys !!!!
Arthur monitor is calibrate with spyder elite.
Last edited by edgar-junior; 08-30-2009 at 07:03 PM.
Guys found that i made some mistake when calibrate de monitor
i all ready process the picture again can't i put here or i need
to open new post ???

Kestrels' are my fav. birds, very handsome species and this one is no exception love the eye contact and feathers. Agree it is oversat on my screen too. too bad tail is in shadow and perch is a bit thick.
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Appreciate the comments from Mike, Randy and Arthur
here is the image again.Arthur, i check and found small problem with the
spyder elite but resolve the problem thank's.
Some crop to right and adjust the color's and sharpness again !!!
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Thanks E-J, The sky looks much better. You might try reducing the BLUE SAT for an even more subdued look.
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Arthur here is the image again
Reduce the blue to -45%
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Last edited by edgar-junior; 08-31-2009 at 01:50 PM.
It's better still. Thanks for making the effort.
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