Works or Not II

[Lance Peters]

Gotta keep those brains active - works or not AND WHY??

D3S
Sigmonster with 36MM extension tube
F5.6
1/250TH
1600 ISO
Matrix Metering
You know the rest.

Fire away :)

[Bill Dix]

This one works for me. Makes one think. I assume this is not upside down, but rather a contorted preening action? Spectacular detail.

[Lance Peters]

This one works for me. Makes one think. I assume this is not upside down, but rather a contorted preening action? Spectacular detail.

Yes contorted preening action.

[Harshad Barve]

for amazing details and pose I will keep this
TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

nice feathers Lance, I caught you in this one though!! ! why didn't raise the ISO to at least 6400 for more dof? head and eye are getting out of dof :D

[Alfred Forns]

Like it Lance Appealing excellent detail in the highlights and good texture .... there is one thing I could wish for in this one ....... Suggestions anyone !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Going by what Arash said looks like the focus was more on the bill than the eye. But I like the pose and feather detail.

[Sandra K. Mathews-Benham]

I love images that take your eye around and around the image, not really knowing where to stop--because the whole image is pleasing. The only thing that stopped my eye (besides its eye), is the top of the head. I cannot tell of those feathers are very slightly OOF or if they are a very different texture. This is not a complaint or criticism, I was just wondering.
It almost looks like you can see a person with the trees reflected in its eye ;-)

[Don Railton]

Like it Lance Appealing excellent detail in the highlights and good texture .... there is one thing I could wish for in this one ....... Suggestions anyone !!!

Maybe remove that little curly white feather top RHS?

[Dave Mills]

Hi Lance, Overall it's an interesting image which causes one to study for awhile. I would have liked the whole image sharp but I see the SS you were dealing with.
I like your choice of crop along with even lighting and good exposure...

[Connie Mier]

Like it Lance Appealing excellent detail in the highlights and good texture .... there is one thing I could wish for in this one ....... Suggestions anyone !!!

An open eye, maybe?
Lance, I like the square comp with the placement of the eye and the varied feather arrangements.

[James Shadle]

What do you think of this crop? (I know the PS sucks)
IMO more room to the right balances the image out a little better.

I love this type of thinking and composition.

Thanks for sharing Lance.

[Lance Peters]

Looks good to me James - the little extra space does balance it out - I would have preferred for the head to be a little flatter against the body - or as Arash Mentioned a increase in ISO for some added DOF.

What do you think of this crop? (I know the PS sucks)
IMO more room to the right balances the image out a little better.

I love this type of thinking and composition.

Thanks for sharing Lance.

[Mark Young]

I like it a lot Lance, it's a different look to what we normally do, it's very 'arty'.