American Avocet
OK, I'm wary about posting this one. Since I had problems with my pair of Dowitchers, this pair might not work either. I liked it because the one with the head under-water gave a bit of natural action. Thoughts?
Canon 7D
Sigma 100-300mm f/4 + 1.4XTC @ 420mm
f/11 @ 1/1600 sec ISO 640
Hi Ian - always tough with two birds as general rule of thumb is that you need good HA on both.
Like the action - but similar to the previous one - a little separation between the two so that they dont merge.
The 2nd bird with its head under water - IMHO - doesnt add anything to the image.
As presented would crop some from the bottom a little too much negative space down there for my personal tastes.
Keep em coming :)
Lance, thanks! I can't believe I didn't start posting here earlier. In the few days that I have been actively participating, I've been learning so much.
I have a very difficult time deciding how much 'negative space' to leave around a subject. Can you offer some guidelines?
Hi Ian - as for the negative space -- its mostly feel for me - Try a rule of thirds overlay in Photoshop if you use it, will help you. All to do with the composition - generally speaking you want more space in front of the bird than behind and only include reflections if they are strong.Originally Posted by Ian Cassell
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