It is hard to tell where to stop and start with the edges on this photo. I did remove a wing from ulc and a few bits and pieces on the edges. The beach was slopeing right to left and I leveled it in pp'n thus cropping a bit. Point Roberts a couple days ago. 50D, 500 f/4 at f/4, 1/1500, ISO800. Dave
This image sums up this social species for me so much better than an isolated bird could do. I like the exposure, the sense of movement, the depth of the image and the focus on the central bird concentrating on where to land. And the near-monochrome colours are great. I wonder if you had enough light to close the aperture a touch to get a few more of the birds on the ground in focus? Maybe a slightly tighter crop at the top would give a more crowded look to the flock (I mean crowded in a good way).
Hi Dave,
I too love the story here but I don't know what to tell you about the edges. I think that John's suggestion of cropping from the top might work - might de-emphasise the cropped birds on the sides. Love the energy of the image.
Best,
Nicki
Thanks for the suggestions, and an interesting comment by John about the social nature of these birds. If one wandered off a bit, it would suddenly become uncomfortable and scurry back. Yes, a bit more dof would have been nice. I just did not have the time to try, and I like the crop suggestion. Tks again, Dave
I always find flock shots a tough one around the edges. I would have preferred the foreground birds in focus but looks like light was a bit subdued to get any more DOF through a smaller aperature. I like the overall mood of the image and it has quite an intimate feeling to me.
Thanks Kiran, Rich and Axel. I was sitting on the gravelly beach trying out different ideas and a dog came along and popped the birds up. They swung out over the water and came back in quickly so I had very little time. I had cleaned up the llc but it seemed the big white wave in bg was too much. Tks for looking and commenting. Dave
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