Richard- the image really conveys a feeling of these birds moving over their habitat. I very much like it. You could go for a horizontal crop with the birds a bit tighter but I like this one with the inclusion of the habitat. I like the placement of the birds and the balance with the big bush in the FG. As you say, the two birds with identical wing patterns give a very pleasing pattern. I'm viewing the image on an uncalibrated monitor but I wonder if a little increase in saturation may increase the impact of the image.
I agree with John. I really like the inclision of habitat with this one. Also very nice position of the birds and flight pattern.
If mine I might level it out on the horizon line of the grass and crop out the fence line. I like the colour of the second post but might add some black to the whites to get some more detail in wings.
Richard, I also like the symmetry of the birds and the inclusion of the habitat. I also think you can recover a bit more detail in the whites - they are quite bright but not blown so there should be some more detail there. What I'm wondering about is the deep blue shadows on their backs and the edges of their wings...it looks quite odd to me. Did you try to tone it down at all?
Thanks, tried your suggestions(little black in whites, levelled grass h, cropped fence out, yay or nay?
Julie
Tried to hit that blue ; only idea is that it seems to be a component of the harsh light and shadows?
However I have reset whites so shadows are in fact paler
Last edited by Richard Unsworth; 02-02-2011 at 01:00 PM.
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