Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: American Kestrel

  1. #1
    Rene A
    Guest

    Default American Kestrel

    Taken this morning with

    MarkIII
    100-400
    F5.6
    1/3200 sec
    ISO-400
    380mm

    C&C welcome!
    Last edited by Rene A; 01-05-2009 at 08:28 AM.

  2. #2
    Publisher Arthur Morris's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Indian Lake Estates, FL
    Posts
    32,506
    Threads
    1,433
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Renate, The bird looks fairly sharp, but there are many problems with this image. The wing positions are less than ideal and half of the bird is shaded and half is lit by bright sun. But the biggest problem is with the optimization. The background has blob-like artifacts; I thought that this was a film image... Not sure what you did.

    later and love,

    artie
    BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.

    BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.

    Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,

    E-mail me at samandmayasgrandpa@att.net.










  3. #3
    Robert O'Toole
    Guest

    Default

    Image is okay, but there are some issues hurting the image's appeal.

    Agree with Artie about the side lighting is the biggest problem. The wing position is poor because of the unattractive shape of the one wing, would be much better if they were both out stretched.

    Also I can see some USM halo artifacts.

    Robert

  4. #4
    Axel Hildebrandt
    Guest

    Default

    Nice eye contact and capture. I agree regarding wing position and harsh light.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics