lintrathen
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Louis, congrats. A picture-perfect presentation. The Bishop bird is well-captured, sharp and well lighted. Love the eye-dot. The dull background accentuates the colours and your use of the "rule of thirds" gives movement to the image. Well done. Regards -
Hi Mehrdad, The exif attached to this image does not specify the length of lens, but knowing these birds well and their flightiness you probably used something in access of 200mm. That said, for me this image would do well as portrait in a bird book....... the bird is over-sharpened to accentuate the feathers and colours. As an image per se, I see no movement in the image - the close cropping has boxed in the subject. I was always taught that when a subject "looks out of the frame" it takes the viewers eye with it. In the larger frame, the bird seems to be over-sharpened and I look at this via a calibrated screen. The image from a distance is good, not withstanding my above comments...... be a little more cautious in post production. Well done. -
Hi Sam, I have not been to the site for quite a while, nor uploaded an image so I have no idea what PN does to an image during the upload process. That said, I feel that this image has been well and truly photoshopped to the extent of creating an overall fuzziness in the larger image that also extends to the graininess of the background. Whilst a bird-lover myself the colours in this specimen really do nature proud, with a little help from you, I feel. So for me, the clarity is just not there. It appears that PN no longer offers a link to the exif data on images which is sad, but does not let me see any of the capture data. Best regards Grayham -
Wow, have been away from PN for a few years because I no longer enjoyed the direction the new management was headed and to save any stomach ulcers happening. Over the past weekend I decided to have a look at what was happening........ the initial impact of the home page was electric and I was quite excited in going forward. Over an hour or so, the excitement had dissipated and as I worked further into my account/portfolio etc I found more and more anomalies. What happened to all my image tags and categorising, just for a start........ I also cannot find my Presentations of which I had a few that took days and days to set up. Having read a few of the comments on the Site link, it appears that these site changes have been introduced pretty recently. It is always a poor show when changes are introduced and the errors left to the user to find and grumble about before getting fixed. Invariable one change affect another and another and........... Overall I find our lovely site to have been reduced to the cheap 'n nasty look of Facebook, another abomination in terms of photography. So what am I to do?............. to be quite honest, I really don't know. Our professionalism has gone.
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So sorry for the late acknowledgement. Glad you liked it........... thanks for your kind comments. Regards -
Our last garden visitor............ we've moved homes. -
I had to have one last shoot in the backyard before we vacated the premises, moving to our new home with lots of different species to capture. Our normal evening visitor here, yelling out for food. I've just done a little bit of cropping and colour management for presentation purposes. Say what you think, if you feel like it. Regards
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Exposure Date: 2014:02:27 16:51:47; ImageDescription: SONY DSC; Make: SONY ; Model: DSLR-A700; ExposureTime: 1/640 s; FNumber: f/8; ISOSpeedRatings: 200; ExposureProgram: Normal program; ExposureBiasValue: 0/10; MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode; FocalLength: 400 mm; FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 600 mm; Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows; ExifGpsLatitude: 48 49 48 48;
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Red-wing Blackbird chasing Red-tailed Hawk
lintrathen commented on steveshinn's gallery image in Uncategorized
This is a fabulous threesome........... what exceptional captures ....... I get tired of giving you praise, but mainly because you deserve it. Well done my friend. Stay well Regards -
What a beaut.......... love the eye touch. The larger image is great. Well captured. Yes you are very lucky to have this guy accept you with the camera. Most times they are camera-shy and disappear. Hope he stays around for you. Best regards -
Your spot metering has done you little favours here as you have an out-of-focus image with a somewhat cramped in-focus tiny head. I do not find the larger image too pleasing on the eye, as one actually has to search for what you are trying to show...... the small head. With only the head in focus, that becomes the focus point which is unfortunately crammed in at the top on the frame. Your portfolio shows me far better images. All said in MHO................... Oh, every image deserves a title. Best regards -
This is an amazing capture and the larger image shows the total clarity you have captured. Well done. Your composition is well-placed leaving the bird space to plummet into. My only negative comment here is not about the image, but about the lack of information about the image. You have been onboard now for a few years and I am surprised that no-one has not moaned about the lack of exif data and lens size missing from your images. From what you have supplied, I learn little, other than your use of the "rule of Thirds" in your presentation. Food for thought........ Back to the image.... it is top marks all the way. Well done Regards -
Hi, I have not looked at PN for quite a while however, today this image appeared on the front page as the most recent up for a critique...... so I have looked at your portfolio and would like to offer the following advice............. Every image deserves a title or a name. DSC-1178.JPG is not a name, but indicates a touch of laziness in setting up your image profile. It would also be nice to know what lens you used 200mm, 400mm etc. It all helps us to understand the image. Unfortunately in the larger image the overall clarity is not quite there. The fact that the subject matter is plumb dead centre does not help the composition. You may wish to consider the "Rule of Thirds" as a solid yardstick to follow. Had the image been in focus I would have downloaded it and adjusted the composition to hopefully create an image more pleasing to the eye. For "long distance" photography I would recommend more camera stability thru a tripod or monopod. Best regards -
Interesting.... I've just received the annual email from Glenn about subscriptions, going forward. This time around there is no mention of a website. I'm sure I read somewhere that a website was "under construction"? My partner and I have discussed the renewal of our subscriptions and the fact that we feel that the "life, commeraderie, and general member interaction" has gone from PN over the past 2years or so. 2015/6 would have been our 7th year with PN but have hardly signed in during 2014/5 because the stalwarts who used to give good comments no longer do, and those whom we critiqued no longer acknowledge..... With no website, what are we really getting for our subs? We will not be renewing for another year as we no longer get the enjoyment we once did. So, to those who may read this and know Louise and I (through PN), take care and keep in touch. Best regards
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You were pretty damn close to this one to capture it on a 400mm lens. Congrats, a great shot. I like the action here, with the "magical" eye. Well done.
