tomas_telensky

Great, because he hits the face of some mysterious man (inside or a reflecion?).

 

I don't agree with the previous comment that explanation is not needed. It is always good to explain photos which show aggresivity, because it is a document. Now we now it's a guilt of the driver...

Hi Harry!

 

I really admire this shot. How did you do that? To make such a good photo with 500mm lens you had to be few meters from the eagle! With such a wild and shy bird nothing easy. How did you manage to do that? Were you in a hide?

 

Thanks. Great shot.

 

Tomas

I don't like this interpretation of this usual topic. The flash looks unnatural and a big part of the field is black. Maybe I miss the point.

Great!

 

Shot at 900mm equiv? Where were you hidden?

Your tripod must be pretty sturdy...

It is really hard to distinguish. Clip from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/bow/houfin/:

 

"...Because of color variabilities, the pattern of red coloring (light red, orange, or yellow in some birds) rather than the actual hue distinguishes House Finch males from their similar cousins, the Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) and Cassin's Finch (C. cassinii). Purple and Cassin's finches lack the strong facial pattern of a House Finch, which is created by the sharp separation of the "headband" from the throat by a brown cheek patch; the backs of Purple and Cassin's Finches are tinged reddish with brown streaks. The reddish color of these species' throat and breast diffuses into a largely unstreaked white lower breast and belly, whereas the male House Finch's red throat and upper breast are more sharply separated from the white lower breast and belly, both of which are strongly streaked with brown."

 

I think the breast and belly are not as sharply separated. But the brown cheek patch is apparent there a little.

Excellent colours in the background!

Great colors... and the reality is great!

Excelente! Tambien gracias por los detallos tecnicos. 7/7

Ok.... I agree with Jana. Unreal and magic, it is.

Aaaah... those coloured gradient filters...

but not bad...

Hmmmm! Great, original!

(nice girl :))

Jason, I think the original colors are more natural (with the mood). I think post-processing will not make it better, because the information is not in the image... Remember that the day was cloudy and the scene was not contrasty. Actually, if you want contrast in this scene it is better to shot on the slide film or a pushed negative :-)

good look from the bottom!

My "Oooh Yes" was to the first crop :), the second crop is less impressive for me, because the interesting thing is the lane on the right...

Oooh Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees! :)

Regarding contrast, better than post-processing is to use a pushed film :-) best for this weather and the colors are more saturated. (The grass is always greener on the film) .... just kidding :-)

Nice. I would like to see the original shot. Although I don't like rules of composition, I would like to have the shack more to the left side and to see more of the landscape to the right (but I suppose you cropped it from the left, didn't you?). But I know it was taken from car, so - just thoughts :-)

Great! She is really cool in the knitter (I prefer it much over nude) and the composition with her beautiful leg in the foreground...!

No! She is enjoying it! She was only not prepared to the force of his passion, but she is definitely accepting it. It's on the photo :-) Very good! 7/7.

Really a good detail! Could you please tell us the aperture at which it was shot? You used a flash, didn't you?

Nice shot, beautiful girls. How do you like Prague? :-)

Great!

 

Did you use the extender, or is it 400mm? Is it handheld?

Very good composition with the girls look.

Great mood!

Thanks Carsten. You are right, the gradient filter would help, the sky would be more saturated, deep blue. That's what you do in your photos, isn't it? :)