This is an image that I go back and forth about, so I thought I'd put it up and see how others react to it. Really, the question is, does it even matter that they don't look like birds--or anything, for that matter? Sometimes I think it's cool and abstract, other times, not so much!
Canon 1D2n, 400mm DO + 2x TC, 1/13th sec., f/22 @ ISO 50
Last edited by David Kennedy; 01-02-2008 at 10:37 PM.
David, I think they look like beautiful brush strokes. I like blurred blast offs much better than the sharp version. And all of them are unique.
The only thing that could be improved here is a clean lower edge, easy to forget in the excitement, and if part of the birds are still grounded, then include a little more of them as anchor.
They do look like birds to me, and, I love it. A bit wider, as Fabs mentioned, would have given you a clean lower edge and would likely have made the image a bit stronger. But it is lovely and effective as is.
lal, artie
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The tightness must be the reason I've been hesitant with this image. Had I been using the 1.4x instead of the 2x at the time, I likely would have been able to frame this with more of an anchor at the bottom edge. As it is, this is full frame (no cropping at all). Thanks!
Bosque snow-geese blast-off
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