Gallery: AvianPosted August 22, 201567 views4 comments
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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on August 22, 2015 at 5:22 PM
Looking good Paula. These last couple of kingfisher images have been a vast improvement over your original posts. Would have been nice if the bird's head was a bit more upright to get a better look at its eye and catchlight. Also, I think this one could be improved by not having it so tight in the frame. The bird is quite sharp. Would love to know what equipment you are using.
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM
Pretty tight in the frame but this kingfisher looks very sharp. The eye is dark in shadow and you might be able to selectively lighten up the eye to bring out some detail. Colors are wonderful, but I like your second posting in this series the best.......................Jim
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 22, 2015 at 7:35 PM
Detail in the plumage is good, particularly on the side. It looks like hte dof is pretty shallow, which is difficult to avoid if this is full frame, though you could try increasing the f-stop, if you have the light. As someone else mentioned, it's pretty crmped inthe frame. It's always tempting to fill the frame but it usually feels better if they have some room to move.
Once again, I urge you to post your shooting data so people can make more substantive comments.
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Comment posted by Paula fleischmann on August 23, 2015 at 4:22 AM
Sony bridge camera DSC hx400. F/6.3. 214mm 1/30s ISO 800
Registered on August 19, 2015, 10 Posts, 13 Comments
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4 commentsLooking good Paula. These last couple of kingfisher images have been a vast improvement over your original posts. Would have been nice if the bird's head was a bit more upright to get a better look at its eye and catchlight. Also, I think this one could be improved by not having it so tight in the frame. The bird is quite sharp. Would love to know what equipment you are using.
Pretty tight in the frame but this kingfisher looks very sharp. The eye is dark in shadow and you might be able to selectively lighten up the eye to bring out some detail. Colors are wonderful, but I like your second posting in this series the best.......................Jim
Detail in the plumage is good, particularly on the side. It looks like hte dof is pretty shallow, which is difficult to avoid if this is full frame, though you could try increasing the f-stop, if you have the light. As someone else mentioned, it's pretty crmped inthe frame. It's always tempting to fill the frame but it usually feels better if they have some room to move.
Once again, I urge you to post your shooting data so people can make more substantive comments.
Sony bridge camera DSC hx400. F/6.3. 214mm 1/30s ISO 800