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Razorbill + repost

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Posted by Chris Lloyd on June 21, 2007 at 2:20 PM
Razorbill + repost
Hi All,

This is a Razorbill from my recent Ireland trip.

Techs:

Nikon D2X, 200-400MM, 1.4TC, 1/500th sec at F11,tripod

C and C welcome

Thanks and Regards Chris
Posted by David Taylor on June 21, 2007 at 3:13 PM
Hello Chris. the first thing I thought when I saw this was Rod Hull's Emu rising from a yellow mist. :wink: I think, for me, the OOF foreground has too much emphasis and detracts from the subject somewhat, A nice try though.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on June 21, 2007 at 3:56 PM
Good idea but does not quite come off for me either for the same reason as mentioned already.
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 22, 2007 at 3:59 AM
Chris - I like the OoF, but there's a bit too much for my liking too - perhaps some cropped off the right and a tad cropped the bottom??

Nice image though :toast:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on June 22, 2007 at 6:57 AM
Hi All,

Thanks for replies so far. I have reposted the image with a bit cropped off the side and bottom as requested.

Thanks and regards
Chris. :toast:
Posted by A.R.D on June 22, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Hello Chris

Your repost may be better but I see two distractions here.

1. The oof yellow blob is a bit overpowering

2. There is excess sharpening halo around the head and neck.

I do, however, like this style of shot a lot.

Regards
Posted by David Taylor on June 22, 2007 at 12:11 PM
The repost is much better IMHO, but the OOF blobs on the Razorbill's neck still distract. A good idea which sadly did not quite come off. Keep on trying though. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 22, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Well Chris I think the repost is much better - I like it a lot - if it were my shot I'd be happy to say the least :toast:
As ARD points out though there is a sharpening halo (you naughty chap :frown: ) and you could change the tint/saturation of the yellowOoF lump infront of the bird (try selecting the yellow blob with a 10px feather and desat it a bit).

Only nits matey - an overall nice job :toast: