I have been granted limited access to some private land at Kempton Park, Hampton, Middlesex. Basically it means, that I’m still awaiting permission to really work the full area.
To get an idea as to what might be around, I put up a temporary frame and hung a few feeders from it. Two days later, I put up a couple of my portable perch mounts, just to see if I could get an image or two.
I was surprised to get this Brambling, as I thought they were long gone.
Taken from a car converted into a hide, 600mm f/4, 1/15 sec @ f4, tripod mounted, electrical cable release (MC-20) used. PP in CS2. Full Frame
Posted by David Sewell on April 8, 2009 at 10:14 AM
I thought they had long gone as well, but found one nearly in summer plumage the day before yesterday in the grounds on the University of Kent.
Nice pic Ray, but there are several problems which in my view need to be pointed out,which I understand you welcome, as constructive critique.
First of all the overall picture is not too sharp.
The bird its self is kind of "dark" This could be rectified by a gamma boost.
As I have mentioned before the bird is looking "out" of the picture . Head looking away is not helping.
I could live with the perch I think but the whole shot is not sharp which puts me off straight away. I think perhaps sharpness is very important unless its a bird rarely photographed and is a valued record shot.
Bramblings are relatively easy and take enough pics, and one will come good.
Keep at it .
Cheers
JohnR
I agree that it is lacking definition, but the original is pin sharp as it is prior to down loading.
The problem lies with the fact that I downloaded it from work, and it is a ministry company, which means that they check everything very closely, so I think the softness is entirely due to the interface between my works computer and this site.
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7 repliesTo get an idea as to what might be around, I put up a temporary frame and hung a few feeders from it. Two days later, I put up a couple of my portable perch mounts, just to see if I could get an image or two.
I was surprised to get this Brambling, as I thought they were long gone.
Taken from a car converted into a hide, 600mm f/4, 1/15 sec @ f4, tripod mounted, electrical cable release (MC-20) used. PP in CS2. Full Frame
David
First of all the overall picture is not too sharp.
The bird its self is kind of "dark" This could be rectified by a gamma boost.
As I have mentioned before the bird is looking "out" of the picture . Head looking away is not helping.
I could live with the perch I think but the whole shot is not sharp which puts me off straight away. I think perhaps sharpness is very important unless its a bird rarely photographed and is a valued record shot.
Bramblings are relatively easy and take enough pics, and one will come good.
Keep at it .
Cheers
JohnR
A nice image but would have prefered a head turn, or preferably the whole bird, angled slightly more towards the camera.
Good luck with your new site.
I agree that it is lacking definition, but the original is pin sharp as it is prior to down loading.
The problem lies with the fact that I downloaded it from work, and it is a ministry company, which means that they check everything very closely, so I think the softness is entirely due to the interface between my works computer and this site.