The Eye

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 2010110 views9 comments

Just a normal, every day pidgin. Just trying to do something a little different than the usual "portrait" I wasn't sure about the amount of room on the left but I figured I'd keep it full frame and see what everyone thought.

Comments and critiques welcome.

Olympus E-520, 70-300mm @ 300, F6.3, ISO 100, 1/400th

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on January 7, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Hey Ed,
Awesome shot! I love the feather detail on the head! I feel that there is a bit more canvas on the left than I'd like, but thats just me. Only other nit (and its minor!) is that I might like to see the eye in sharper focus. Thanks for sharing! I love the unusual comp!
-Cam

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on January 7, 2010 at 8:38 PM

....something a little different than the usual" - very different, and it is really cool, I really don't mind the space on the left, I find it keeps it interesting. The feather detail is incredible. Well done!

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 7, 2010 at 10:10 PM

I like this and the different compostion. I think having the whole orange eye in focus would have been nice, but your detail on the front of the eye and head is superb. I am seeing a halo on the left side of the bird, but I'm not sure what it's from??? Also like the hint of color on the neck. Sharon

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on January 7, 2010 at 10:26 PM

The room on the left doesn't bother me. BUT, it looks as though you focused on the forehead instead of the eye.

~ja

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 7, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Like the framing, but agree for DOF on the eye you be a cincher.

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Comment posted by Ed White on January 8, 2010 at 1:08 AM

Thanks to everyone for the feedback

It was kind of an opportunistic shot so I didn't have the DOF that I may have chosen if I'd had the time. It would be perhaps a better shot if the whole eye was in focus.
Not sure about the halo, I was thinking it was from sharpening but it seems to be there in the original... perhaps it's an aura?

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 8, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Way to think outside the box Ed. I really dig this.

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Comment posted by Danny Marchant on January 8, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Great shot. Looks like something from a recent animated movie. You must have been close with a wide aperture.

Registered on October 12, 2009, 2 Posts, 8 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Love the unusual portrait. works for me

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