Backyard setup
1D3
300mm f/2.8L + 1.4 TCII
Tripod
ISO 1000
1/250
f/5.0
Mourning Dove
Backyard setup
1D3
300mm f/2.8L + 1.4 TCII
Tripod
ISO 1000
1/250
f/5.0
Nice picture, green background is a nice compliment to the image. I like the regal pose it shows the beauty of this baby. Like it as presented. Soft light is special. Perch looks a bit worked at the bottom. Joel you are making great strides with your lighting techniques and exposures - images get stronger every week. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 08-28-2011 at 04:42 PM.
Joel, really nicely presented dove. Exposure, colors, and detail are top-notch. Love the pose against that nice green bg and strong composition. I do notice a selection line all around the bird, which gives it a bit of the "cut-out" look. There are a couple of ambiguous spots along the right side of the perch, just below the feet and at the bottom of frame.
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I agree with Kerry regarding the selection line - probably a bit of feathering required. Also, small point, but there's a lighter section of the BG right behind the dove's head that I find slightly distracting. So perhaps cloning that to the green of the rest of the BG will help. Overall, though, very nice pose, head angle & detail
Typical Dove pose John and well captured but a few things if I may, I find the shot over saturated to the point where the colours look "muddy"
I'd also back off a bit on the sharpening just a tad.
Richard
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