Posted by Craig Jones on August 17, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Photograph of a Razorbill taken on the Farne Islands last month.The background is fog,with the sun behind it trying to 'come' through it was hard to focus due to the fog that had closed in and it was touch and go if we sailed or not. The raw file was almost like this image with very little colour in and I thought it would look very nice in B+W with the patterns of the rock and the bird droppings adding something to the image.
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 17, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Doesnt quite work for me Craig as I cannot see the all important eye.
Otherwise looks ok to me.
Major.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 17, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Hi Craig,
I do see the eye but do find the foreground somewhat distracting.
Do like the monochrome effect with these birds however. Sure you have a corcker in your files somewhere that works better.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Simon Litten on August 17, 2009 at 10:24 AM
I like it! A small web jpeg doesn't do it justice, I'm sure. Bet it looks great as a large print.
Simon
Posted by Craig Jones on August 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Thanks for your comment's and it's one of those 'love em' or 'hate em' shots and I understand that,thanks again
I like it, but would perhaps crop in from the bottom and a little from the right, not a lot mind... Oh I can see the eye...
Posted by Craig Jones on August 17, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Thanks Phil+Julian,I can give the eye a little more Julian but when I then save as a small jpeg I lose it Looks great at hi-res though
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 17, 2009 at 12:46 PM
I seem to be able to see they eye and it works for me but like Phil I think I would crop from the bottom above the 'dark- V' on the RHS and a little from the RHS to bring it back into proportion.. Like the use of mono for these as well.
Brett
Posted by David Taylor on August 17, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Keep on pushing those bounderies Craig. I agree with Brett about the crop, but I can see the eye and that's what counts IMHO. I'm not a lover of B&W but this is growing on me. Well done.
Posted by Ian Haskell on August 17, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Not the best foreground but compositionally it works okay. I can make out the eye and all the other detail in the black. Would like to see the effect again at a different location to the Farnes...but good to see something different again!
Ian
Posted by Craig Jones on August 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Thank you all again and appreciate all your comments and have taken them on board,I have cropped this one and if you look closely you can just make out the moisture droplets of the fog around the beak area,Thanks again
Posted by David Taylor on August 17, 2009 at 2:57 PM
It's BIF Craig, excellent. Great detail in the bird.
Posted by Paul Hobson on August 17, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Hi Craig, I would cut some for-ground out, o/w very nice indeed
Discussion
12 repliesAll Comment And Advice Welcome.
Tech;
Nikon D300
Nikon F4VR600
F5.6,1/1250
iso 400,+0.3ev
Matrix
PP-Lightroom 2,Full Frame,No Crop
Thanks For Looking
Otherwise looks ok to me.
Major.
I do see the eye but do find the foreground somewhat distracting.
Do like the monochrome effect with these birds however. Sure you have a corcker in your files somewhere that works better.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Simon
Brett
Ian
Paul