Here is a snowy from couple of weeks ago. I found if I can get the blur as they take off, it creates a more pleasing blur. After couple of days of trying, I finally got few presentable ones! Split and contrasting bg was not ideal, but i liked this one with circular wing flap the best. The settings were -
7D, 70-200mm F4 IS + 1.4x TC @ 280mm hand held
1/8 sec, f/9 Mode: Tv Metering: Evaluative ISO: 100
Copied and overlay the layers and opened up the darker side using a layer mask. Sharpened the head. Applied Topaz denoise and usm on the final web version. Hope you like it. Your c&c will be appreciated...
Indranil, This is very nicely thought out and executed. I like the sense of motion. I'm wondering if bringing your subject down in the frame just a touch would look good also. I like the bi-colored BG.
Indranil, I like this a lot. I might be tempted to take a little from the bottom, thus creating more of a pano, although I've just looked at it again and now I'm not so sure. Either way I really love the BG. The circular movement of the wings is also very nice :)
Best,
Nicki
Beautiful circular motion, Indranil! Very different and well thought out technique! I think this would be even stronger with the bird more towards the bottom right corner so it would look like it was crossing to the ULC. Still, a very strong image...nicely done!
Snowy blur
