The odd couple

Wheatear and Grouse, Bingley Moor, West Yorks, early September07

I have this in a single frame, but I was forced to clip the tail of the Grouse,so I took a frame of the complete Grouse with the idea of merging the frames. Not all that happy with the composition I think both birds are too close to the edges of the frame and a bit too far apart. I have more frame edge for the grouse but I forgot to get any more frame edge for the wheatear. On all other frames the birds are always facing away from the camera. Any way I like the idea at least.

Techs 1d2n, 400mm 5.6L, x2, iso 640,1/640th,F14. FF's merged

Opinions please

With this one because they are both near the edge of the outer frame, i think a pano crop would suit this better.

Crop just under where your name is, then say a inch or so of the top.

Just hold two pieces of paper on the screen to block out those parts, to see what i'm on about.

I think Alans' suggestion works a treat - what a cracking capture though

excellent..looks like a painting

Good capture and work - the pano will make it even better.



Mark

thanks all for the comments - Alan your pano suggestion certainly does improve the composition, but really it needs reshooting

I like it, makes a more unusual image combining different species in their environment like this. Possibly more effective if they were closer together but I guess thats not easy! Tristan