Quite often I have seen these birds 'hunkering' down in a hollow, but very skittish. However this one obviously just got it's Equity card. The shot I wanted after quietly moving in was when he/she was on the gate post, unfortunately Jenson Button from the Royal Mail had other ideas!
Not a great composition, just a beautiful bird IMHO.
Steve
MKIII 500f/4 f/8 1/640 ISO200
Posted by David Sewell on June 22, 2009 at 6:50 AM
It is a beautiful bird, but looks a little dark on my monitor. Perhaps a little work on the levels and (possibly) a few passes of unsharp mask would improve the shot further.
I agree it looks a little dark, but sharpness and detail looks great to me! Nice bird! Not a fan of flipping personally, I really don't think it matters which direction the bird is looking.
It’s just to do with composition, a lot of photographers think that the strongest comp. is from bottom left to top right, and the most commonly held belief, is that it is the way we read, the Far East is different.
Flipping it doesn’t always work, but it does frequently enough to always give it a go.
Look it makes no real difference to some images, but give it a try, I think that with some images, you will be pleasantly surprised that one ways works does far better than you expect.
I copied your image twice into a landscape A4, and flipped one and I preferred it facing to the right.
I once spoke to a magazines photo editor, and I was told they always try flipping, and as a very general rule, the front covers images faces away from the stapes.
You are the only one who knows which way the subject was in relation to the camera, so its in your hands. All I’m saying is don’t be blinked try it.
Both images are the way it was shot, looking right to left. Providing it wasn't wearing a watch or some form of type, flipping an image to increase impact, dynamics, etc fine by me. As far as I am concerned Ray, 'Rules are there for guidance, not a straight jacket' quote SJK.
Posted by Mark Davies on June 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Either way does it for me , but great interest the comment about cover print .Nice one Steve I like it .
Either works for me Steve but welcome the comments about publication nonetheless.. After all the editors will only use such things in the best way they see fit so if you have an image that suits both axes, all the better for it...
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17 repliesNot a great composition, just a beautiful bird IMHO.
Steve
MKIII 500f/4 f/8 1/640 ISO200
David
An excellent capture resulting in a first rate portrait.
Did you try flipping it ??
Looks OK on my monitor, plus sharpness too, lets see if there is any more feedback on this, however, thanks?
Thanks Ray, flipping. Why?
Steve
Phil.
Hi Stephen,
I agree it looks a little dark, but sharpness and detail looks great to me! Nice bird! Not a fan of flipping personally, I really don't think it matters which direction the bird is looking.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Yep, looks great on my screen anyway!
Lewis.
It’s just to do with composition, a lot of photographers think that the strongest comp. is from bottom left to top right, and the most commonly held belief, is that it is the way we read, the Far East is different.
Flipping it doesn’t always work, but it does frequently enough to always give it a go.
Look it makes no real difference to some images, but give it a try, I think that with some images, you will be pleasantly surprised that one ways works does far better than you expect.
I copied your image twice into a landscape A4, and flipped one and I preferred it facing to the right.
I once spoke to a magazines photo editor, and I was told they always try flipping, and as a very general rule, the front covers images faces away from the stapes.
You are the only one who knows which way the subject was in relation to the camera, so its in your hands. All I’m saying is don’t be blinked try it.
After all it just boils down to personal opinion.
Steve
Looks really good on my gear,real nice capture.
Des
Brett
Fran