Posted by Edwin kats on December 15, 2006 at 1:43 PM
This bird is as sweet as it looks. They never fight for food at my feeder and they seem to be the most peaceful bird around. Hope you like it.
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Edwin kats
Posted by Graeme Lee on December 15, 2006 at 2:01 PM
Hi Edwin,
Very nice indeed. I like the inclusion of the leaves but possibly would have liked him facing the other way so the leaves were behind hi/her. It's not laways possible, but I'd be more than happy with this shot. really good stuff.
Graeme
Posted by Sean Bolton on December 15, 2006 at 3:52 PM
Hi Edwin
Yes I do like it. Super colours and great detail. A very nice composition too, I like the moss on the perch. No real nits with this shot.
cheers
Sean
Posted by John MacTavish on December 15, 2006 at 4:32 PM
Not working for me.
There's not enough seperation between the robin and the leaves.
Sharp shot but the glare from the leaves competes too much with your subject
Posted by John Lee on December 15, 2006 at 5:00 PM
Hi Edwin
Not sure about image as shown and do agree with john regarding the leaves. Lovely light and sharpness on the Robin and I like the mossy perch and the dark background but find the leaves very bright and being just in front of the bird take away from the most important part of the image. Would love to see a version without the leaves if you have one.
There's lot's to like about this image.A beautiful species for one ,but other than that,it's a superb perch,an excellent background,great viewpoint,nice soft light and good sharpness and detail.
However,I've got a few suggestions that would,IMHO,make the image even better.
Firstly,I think the inclusion of the leaves is a good idea and works quite well and it also adds that little extra something to the scene,however I think it would work better if they wern't quite so large in the frame,as I feel they tend to compete with the Robin,I'd also like to see a little seperation between the Robin and the leaves.I wonder if having just a little folliage in each of the top corners would be worth experimenting with.
Another thing I'd be inclined to try is to use a polarizing filter to eliminate any glare off the leaves,I know it will have an impact on your shutter speed,but I think you've got every chance of getting away with it with such a co-operative subject as this.
Secondly,I'm guessing you had a few bits of food or crumbs on the perch that you've cloned out.I certainly think it's worth the trouble of trying to avoid them,preferably at the shooting stage,or if not, afterwards in Photoshop,however you need to be a little careful what areas you sample from,as you appear to have quite a few repeating patterns from your cloning.
Despite the suggestions for improvement it's still a very eye-catching and colourful shot of a gorgeous species.
Posted by Dennis Alden on December 16, 2006 at 4:33 AM
Hi Edwin,
Nice image. All the minor nits have been covered- a few millimetres seperation between the leaves and the bird would have made it perfect for me
dennis
Posted by Helge Sorensen on December 16, 2006 at 6:52 AM
Hi Edwing a very nice photo of the Robin in a great setting. Small nits covered, but stil a very nice photo.
Posted by Edwin kats on December 16, 2006 at 11:02 AM
Thanks everybody for your critical and kind words. Hope to post an other shot of this Robin soon.
It is a nice image of the Robin, however I do find the glare from the leaves a distraction, I may be wrong here but it looks like you have tried to burn the glare in a touch, another way to avoid the glare without a hit on shutter speed is to use a dulling spray, used to be available from good photo retailers..
Can see what you where trying to achieve and I think you are nearly but not quite there.
Discussion
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Edwin kats
Very nice indeed. I like the inclusion of the leaves but possibly would have liked him facing the other way so the leaves were behind hi/her. It's not laways possible, but I'd be more than happy with this shot. really good stuff.
Graeme
Yes I do like it. Super colours and great detail. A very nice composition too, I like the moss on the perch. No real nits with this shot.
cheers
Sean
There's not enough seperation between the robin and the leaves.
Sharp shot but the glare from the leaves competes too much with your subject
Not sure about image as shown and do agree with john regarding the leaves. Lovely light and sharpness on the Robin and I like the mossy perch and the dark background but find the leaves very bright and being just in front of the bird take away from the most important part of the image. Would love to see a version without the leaves if you have one.
Regards
John Lee
However,I've got a few suggestions that would,IMHO,make the image even better.
Firstly,I think the inclusion of the leaves is a good idea and works quite well and it also adds that little extra something to the scene,however I think it would work better if they wern't quite so large in the frame,as I feel they tend to compete with the Robin,I'd also like to see a little seperation between the Robin and the leaves.I wonder if having just a little folliage in each of the top corners would be worth experimenting with.
Another thing I'd be inclined to try is to use a polarizing filter to eliminate any glare off the leaves,I know it will have an impact on your shutter speed,but I think you've got every chance of getting away with it with such a co-operative subject as this.
Secondly,I'm guessing you had a few bits of food or crumbs on the perch that you've cloned out.I certainly think it's worth the trouble of trying to avoid them,preferably at the shooting stage,or if not, afterwards in Photoshop,however you need to be a little careful what areas you sample from,as you appear to have quite a few repeating patterns from your cloning.
Despite the suggestions for improvement it's still a very eye-catching and colourful shot of a gorgeous species.
Nice image. All the minor nits have been covered- a few millimetres seperation between the leaves and the bird would have made it perfect for me
dennis
Edwin Kats
Can see what you where trying to achieve and I think you are nearly but not quite there.
All the best
Phil