Project : FEATHERS

[Arno Ellmer]

This image was created during a bird banding operation of blue-cheeked bee-eaters,therefore bird hand held.
The image is of the primary feathers of the bird.
Not the best image ,but shown for interest only ,in light of "Project Feathers"

Canon EOS 30D
EF 17-85 f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm
f/14
1/50
Av
ISO 400
hand held
cropping on all sides

Comments and critiques welcome

[Randy Stout]

Arno:

We often see hand held cameras mentioned, not so often hand held birds!

Like the repeating lines and patterns here. Would prefer to either see more of the rachis in the lower left corner, or none at all.

Might be interesting to try the image a bit brighter and/or with a bit more contrast.

Thanks for participating in the project

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Arno, I like your idea, and I like the lines in this. Good detail throughout, with good contrasting colours.

[denise ippolito]

Arno, I agree w/ Randy regarding the LLC. I like the pattern and the nice colors.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Arno, I really like the pattern and the subtle colors.

[Christopher Miller]

Great pattern, Arno. I love the colors and repeating lines. Agree with Randy's suggestions.

[Eric Virkler]

Very nice. I like the crop you've done, creates a nice composition.

Eric Virkler
Faces of Nature Photography
www.ericjvirkler.com

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto the positives above. Angling the camera more would have helped; a bit ccw I think....

Hand holding was not good for the sharpness even at f/14. I used the High Pass Filter technique that Denise is teaching in our Guide to Pleasing Blurs to sharpen this up. It is similar to what I would call a contrast mask.