A self-critique in an attempt to see if my understanding about what makes good images is getting better:
+ sharp & good exposure
+ stretched wings
+ intense yellow eyes
-- head angle could be better, both looking at me and separating the beak from the far wing
-- blurred wing tips
-- uniform (boring) background
I don't agree that the blurred wingtips are a negative in this case. I think it gives a sense of motion and since there is no detail in the BG that sense is needed.
I agree on the beak needing to be separated from the far wing, but if the bird were to turn it's head toward you and remain flying on the same path, I think it would take on a comical element. What bird doesn't look where it is going?
My impressions:
1. Overall like the image.
2. It is sharp, but I'd be curious what another pass of USM would do (I'm not sure it would be better, but it might).
3. Love the eye.
4. Agree that it'd be nice to have the beak separated from the far wing.
5. Don't mind the blurred wingtips, for the same reason that Jim stated.
6. Exposure is pretty good, but there's not a lot of detail in the blacks.
Last edited by Doug Brown; 02-24-2008 at 06:53 PM.
Thank you for the feedback. I generally agree with your comments regarding the blurred wingtips conveying motion. What may be bugging me in this picture is that it is not enough blurring to have a real impact and yet it is not totally sharp.
Doug, thanks for playing around with the picture. Did you just brighten it or something more advanced? The whites look a bit intense now on my screen. But you're right about the lack of detail in the blacks. Thanks, JR
Northern Harrier - A Self-Critique
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