randallfarhy

On another visit to Forsythe, the sky turned heavy overcast for 90% of

the day, but the birds were plentiful. Not as much background

separation as I'd prefer, but that's what happens at F5.6.

Thanks for stopping by, Thoughts welcome and appreciated-R

Absolutely amazing color combination, subject composition and level of detail. Dare I suggest blacking out the remainder of the background as I feel those colors detract from the impact of the lower region. This is a beautiful work Bela-R

Phil, thank you for your comments. -R 

Phil, other than it looks as though the bird is savoring the moment, a majority of my impressions have already been mentioned by others. I just want to add that this is an example of a fine, well balanced image. Love the background bokeh texture and tone as well. Kudos-R

Many of the shots from this day involved clipped wings/tails, allowing

me to explore alternative cropping solutions.

Thank you for stopping by, thoughts and comments welcome and

appreciated-R

Alf: So good to hear from you and as always, your thoughts are appreciated. It's amazing what a little bit of low angle light can do to a scene, almost magical. Many of the shots from this day ended up with clipped wings/tails etc. This was only my second attempt at working with Terns (the first outing yielded  standard sky shots) and I look forward to going back soon.

Looking through some of your recent work, all I can say is Wow! Anyone who loves beautiful light and rich coastal landscapes should visit your page.

-Best regards-Randall

Forsythe Reserve October 1st, 2012. Most of the afternoon was

overcast,but late in the day the light broke through for a brief

spell. Cloning out the feet might help. Thanks for stopping by,

comments welcome and appreciated-R

This is a wonderful environment image with beautiful colors. My only suggestion would be cropping it tighter from the top and right corner, if there is enough image to work with. -R

Thank you Clint, appreciated. The eyes on these birds have been a real challenge thus far-most of the time they're nothing more than a black hole, even in brighter light. Even strobe has proven ineffective due to the high shutter speeds and F-stop. 

A sub-adult Tern at the Forsythe Reserve, Brigantine NJ. Thank you for

stopping by, comments welcome. Please view larger. -R

Along the leading edge of the far wing, there is color fringing. This is a fairly common occurence with high contrast edges (based on personal experience with Canon equipment)- and is somewhat controllable with Canon's DPP software through the use of their color blur tool. Best regards-R 

Another stunning piece- one thing that caught my attention is the horizontal line running from left of frame across just under the chin? feathers-minor but it looks like a scratch or a crease in the finished piece. Kudos on yet another beautiful creation. -R

Another Juvenile Tern from my recent visit to the Jersey shore.

Thanks for stopping by. -R

I really like your use of textures and unusual processing, this image in particular is loaded with details and balanced well. Kudos-R

With the local racing scene winding down, I was finally able to find a

little time to get to one of my favorite birding spots. Thanks for

viewing, C&C welcome and appreciated. Enjoy-R

Thank you for viewing, C&C welcome and appreciated. -

Randall

Thank you for taking the time to review-

Randall

Alf, this is a very nice story shot-I don't believe any amount of technique could improve upon the image you've captured given the conditions under which it was taken. Too many times we get hung up on the technicals of a situation, and miss good shots in the process. That's certainly not the case here.   -R 

Alf, your comments and insight are helpful, and appreciated. Discepline has trained me to capture the broader view, though I've always been drawn to images that are abstract crops which still tell the story-so I'm always exploring new perspectives.

Best Reagrds-Randall

Nicely done in difficult lighting. Vantage point seems to be from an elevated position-helicopter? Regards-Randall

Playing around with a slight crop of the original image. C&C

welcome and appreciated, thanks for viewing.

regards-Randall

Fascinating and convincing.

Regards-Randall

I really like this work. I feel the fender panel? reflection (left side) adds to the story of the shot, making it stronger.  The only distracting element to my eye is the black and yellow reflection on the center cap, removing those (3) would keep the colors and saturations in harmony. Very nicely done!

Regards-Randall 

Excellent choice of lighting and composition. Another technical point that makes this image stand out is the focus-all of the subjects appear very clearly rendered-Well done!-

Randall

Excellent capture in a difficult (at best) lighting and environment. Placement of the lights in the background adds to the dramatic effect. Not sure of the original orientation, but to me this screams to be cropped tighter to the airborne fighter in a landscape format. Again, excellent capture and clarity.