Here is a shot from Hurricane Ridge, snowshoeing with Rick and Nancy. This is one of the Camp Robber Jays that later decided that Rick's hat was the place to be. At one point, Rick had 3 of these, umm, un-shy birds sitting upon him begging for lunch.
Yes, a tiny bit of the snow looks blown. Is the background too busy?
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 5, 2007 at 9:10 PM
Wow! Great Capture!
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 5, 2007 at 9:23 PM
I might be tempted to clone out a bit of that branch that the bird seems to be look at, maybe a third of the bare part. Other than that, I think it's a real nice shot, maybe crop out half way to the bird's head from the top.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on January 6, 2007 at 12:08 PM
It's a pretty shot, Inge. The background is ok by me because the DOF tunes it out but I might be tempted to do the slight cloning that Mark mentions. The snow is great along the branch that the Gray Jay is sitting on...
Posted by Erik Lundh on January 7, 2007 at 1:21 AM
Inge,
Nice to see a post from you. I really love the snow on the branches. IMHO that sets this apart from most other bird shots. The shot has a 3D look to it.
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5 repliesHere is a shot from Hurricane Ridge, snowshoeing with Rick and Nancy. This is one of the Camp Robber Jays that later decided that Rick's hat was the place to be. At one point, Rick had 3 of these, umm, un-shy birds sitting upon him begging for lunch.
Yes, a tiny bit of the snow looks blown. Is the background too busy?
Nice to see a post from you. I really love the snow on the branches. IMHO that sets this apart from most other bird shots. The shot has a 3D look to it.