Composition is about feel. I would level the weed with the side of the frame, makes it easier on the eyes IMO. Also, there seems to be some dirt on right side angle as well.
I like the HA, eye and the pose is nice. Background goes well with the image, try to get shutter up if possible and capture fine detail in head area - thanks for sharing.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 01-29-2010 at 02:00 PM.
I attempted to use the rule of thirds by placing the bird/perch to the right and leaving open space in the direction the bird was facing. This is a dead horse weed stem in the edge of the woods so it was leaning a bit and the debris on one branch is something natural. I probably could have pushed the ISO a little more to get more shutter speed but it was overcast and snowing. I set 1/400 sec because it usually is enough to get sharp images of perched birds with 420mm focal length and a tripod.
I think ISO is fine maybe open aperture, flash or capture angle could help speed. IMO the weed angle distracts from the image, let's see what others say - that's just me.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 01-29-2010 at 02:06 PM.
Hi Joel I would go tighter !! You have it according to the rule of thirds just fine, just tighter !! Will post below !! Good exposure and fine complementing bg !!
Thanks for the input, I sincerely appreciate it.....cropping is tricky and although there are guidlines it's a little subjective too. It's nice to have real experts take the time to look and reply with helpful comments.
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