Great pose, some of the whites seem to be heading towards being hot (more than likely to be web compression) but the great dynamic pose more than makes up for that.
Posted by Tim Munsey on September 4, 2006 at 8:25 AM
A fine capture, I find the colours a bit to subtle, but a great pose though.
Tim
Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 4, 2006 at 8:27 AM
Love the pose John
Its a beauty
Alan
Posted by Dave Courtenay on September 4, 2006 at 9:16 AM
Hi John
Agree with whats already been said re the pose and whites-still a cool shot though
Posted by Philip Kirkham on September 4, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Hello John
As said, the pose is perfect, but I too find the colours a little too pale. Easy fixed in PS curves though!
Best wishes
Phil
Ideally, I would like to see more of the bird`s eye, and I agree that the whites could perhaps be toned down a touch. Nevertheless, minor nits aside, it is an artistic image. The pose is dynamic, and the pale grey-blue background sets off the Gannet`s plumage a treat. Colour saturation looks just about right to me.
Barrie: Nit-picking is what this site is all about. All minor nits picked can surely give the photographer ideas as to what to look out for to improve their pictures still further, should they find themselves in a similar situation again. This is supposedly a critique site, after all, although lately it is seeming more like an arselickers` convention!
Discussion
12 repliesphoto taken past Saturday with a Canon 1d mk11n 300mm lens at 1/1000 sec. F4 400 ISO. All comments welcome.
John Chapman
Aberdeen
Scotland.
Rene de Heer
Tim
Its a beauty
Alan
Agree with whats already been said re the pose and whites-still a cool shot though
As said, the pose is perfect, but I too find the colours a little too pale. Easy fixed in PS curves though!
Best wishes
Phil
Terry
Am I the only one who thinks we get far too hung up about soem technicalities that really don't matter THAT much when appreciating art.
It's a stonking photograph - well done John
Barrie
Barrie: Nit-picking is what this site is all about. All minor nits picked can surely give the photographer ideas as to what to look out for to improve their pictures still further, should they find themselves in a similar situation again. This is supposedly a critique site, after all, although lately it is seeming more like an arselickers` convention!