Attack Escort

Gallery: AvianPosted June 2, 2014131 views7 comments

D800 600mm Tripod ISO 400 F8 1/3000

This is a crop to 60% of frame with plenty of room to the right and below the eagle. I am curious for input on whether this crop works with the main character sort of out of position at the bottom right. Kind of breaks the rule of not having your subject leaving the shot.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 2, 2014 at 11:58 AM

Bob,
This crop works just fine for me as I think who is the main character in this image is debatable! Great title by the way.
This is one of those scenes that we have all witnessed but very seldom are able to captured for a variety of reasons. Great handling of the harsh lighting, good detail on both subjects and nicely processed.

Man !

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 2, 2014 at 12:26 PM

Killer shot - nice exposure and a good size comparison. Hard enough getting one bird in flight and you nailed both.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 2, 2014 at 2:25 PM

Cool shot - exciting action here. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 2, 2014 at 6:23 PM

In my opinion, it works just fine, Bob. The Crow makes an interesting counterweight and shifts the balance of the image away from the Eagle, creating the effect of more space in the LRC. I'd have to see it with more to tell if I prefer it, but I think you just about nailed the proportions. It's nice to have both of them in the focal plane.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 3, 2014 at 12:08 AM

Nicely composed and terrific techs. They aren't composition rules; they are guidelines and your shot shows why that's true. Well done.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 3, 2014 at 8:57 AM

Bob,
Under ordinary circumstances picts look better when the subject has room to fly into. Since this fellow seems to be chased, the narrower borders give him a place to hide. It works for me.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 3, 2014 at 5:09 PM

I think the crop works fine Bob and like this behavior and the image you managed here a lot. Nice work.

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