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Plover Pano

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on November 12, 2006 at 4:05 PM
Plover Pano
Hi to all,
Golden Plovers taken today at RSPB Old Moor
only the second outing with the 500mm

Are the Plovers too small for the pano to work ???

Full frame cropped to pano , Contrast in CS2
Canon 20D , Canon 500mm IS , W/Hv2 , Gitzo 1325

All comments and advice welcome

Regards
Andy :smile:
Posted by John Gardner on November 12, 2006 at 4:35 PM
This I like; composition is good and the shooting angle and 500mm make them look stacked up. Are you local to Old Moor? I'm only about 5 miles away.

John
Posted by John Gardner on November 12, 2006 at 4:38 PM
Just seen you are from Normanton, so only about 4 miles from me. We'll have to meet up sometime. Are you a member of NormyCC?

John
Posted by Justin on November 12, 2006 at 4:57 PM
This works for me.Size of the plovers work just fine.
Big panoramics rarely look good at 720 pixels,printed big is another matter.
Not a nit but just an observation but I'd crop just a fraction off the left hand side just enough to lose the furthest column of birds which will just add the finishing touches to the balance of the composition,IMHO.
Look forward to more.

:toast:
Posted by Phil Shaw on November 13, 2006 at 2:58 AM
The difficulty with shots like this is the birds that are cut through at the edges of the frame. It is almost impossible to avoid, but with this in mind, on another occasion, you might look for gaps in the flock or less dense parts of the flock when selecting where to position the edges of the frame. I think I might crop this to avoid having a line of birds tight against the left edge of the image.
Posted by Philip Kirkham on November 13, 2006 at 5:08 AM
Hello Andrew
Good advice from the guys above, but still a very nice image which certainly works OK for me.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on November 13, 2006 at 5:12 AM
It certainly works well, as Phil Shaw says it is always difficult with the chopped birds at the edges.... you have done well here and I bet it looks good larger
Posted by David Kjaer on November 13, 2006 at 5:17 AM
Hi Andy

Works for me, I really like it. The edges of the frame are always going to be a minor niggle with this type of image!

David :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on November 13, 2006 at 6:15 AM
Fine with me too :toast:
Posted by A.R.D on November 13, 2006 at 1:15 PM
Hi

Like it a lot.

I like the image as is but if it were mine I may clone/patch out the edge of frame birds.

Regards


Posted by Sean Bolton on November 13, 2006 at 1:46 PM
Hi Andrew

Nicely seen and taken image, I like it. The pano crop works very well. I don't mind the birds at the edge of the frame.

cheers

Sean
Posted by Larry Corbett on November 13, 2006 at 6:31 PM
Super image, I really like it

:wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on November 13, 2006 at 6:56 PM
Hi to all,
Thanks for the comments and the advice , there much appreciated.
Regards
Andy...

ps

Hi John,
No I'm not a member of Normy CC , never got around to joining , and I should really
because it's only a 5 min walk from where I live , I think it's still being held at the Linnett ?

Maybe we can meet up at Old Moor one Sunday ? , Thanks for asking.
Regards
Andy...