Head turn

Morning all,

Does the comp suit this type of image ?, with the body of the Dunlin facing into the image and the head looking out I'm not too sure if this works, any feedback would be appreciated and thanks for looking.

Processed in DPP / CS2

1D3, 500F4IS+1.4T/c, Gitzo, Wimberley
1/1600th @ F8 -1/3rd iso400

All comments welcome

Andy...

works for me andy, I like it. nice and sharp comp is really nice.


Mark.G

No nits for me. Works ok Andy.

Major.

I think this is one of those pictures that could work either way. Although it looks fine as it is you could also have placed the bird on the left of the image and it would have looked OK.
Very nice picture, though the breast feathers look a touch 'hot' on this works monitor.

Cheers
Robert

This works fine for me Andy. If you think about it, if the bird was preening with its head over its back you would still position the bird in the same place. nice colours and comp.

Thanks for the feedback guys

Andy...

Of course it works, why wouldn't it? without wishing to sound harsh you must think it works or you wouldn't have taken the time to post it. The question surely is dependant on what you want it to work for? If you wanted to show a bog standard shot of a dunlin for identification then a forward facing shot would be better, If you want to show a dunlin in a different pose then this is the shot. Its crisp and has great light, it shows the environ too. It works its a great shot well done.

It works nicely for me, although I would probably have taken the coward's way out and put it in the centre I agree with Robert that some of the whites on the breast look a little blown.

David

Composition isn't one of my strong points Brian, that being the reason for the question, so thanks for the advice.

Andy...

Hi Andy. the comp works for me too ,oddly .The white are holding in there ..just, but a tadge more detail in em wouldn't go amiss.Nice shot

Works well for me too. Is this a crop or is it the full image? If it is cropped have you thought about doing a portrait format or square crop?

Rob

Another beautiful shot Andy is this your pet?? only joking, you had a ball with this little fellow and some great images from the encounter, well done Andy

Hi andy, if it was mine I'd have probably put it in the top left so it was looking down along a diagonal into the image, but I've listened to far too many club judges who know nowt!!! So yes mate, it really does work for me as it stands. Must catch up soon!

Works well for me. I really like the pose and the warm colours.

Yes Andy, it works, but I'd go somewhere towards Andy Snape's suggestion in order to maximise impact - not top left, but certainly left. For me, there is a slight imbalance in the comp as it stands. Then again, judging from the responses to my last post, I'm no judge of composition!

Whenever possible, I make different compositions of the same subject - it works well as a technique.

Cheers,
Chris

Looks like a good shot of a Dunlin to me.
JohnR

this is a difficult one to compose Andy and I would have been totally undecided as to the best way to do it if this were my shot. My natural inclination is to leave space for the bird to look into, so placing the bird on the left in this shot. But the head turn changes things and it may look odd if this one were too far left. On balance, I think you probably made the right choice. A nice shot aswell. The whites look a little blown but I suspect that's down to compression.

Matt

I think you did the best thing in the circumstances and apart from the nits mentioned it works well for me as is. Beautiful detail, just a little to harsh on the light..

Brett

Hi Andy,
A very nice image indeed. Composition works fine for me and feel it would work equally well with the extra space on the opposite side of the bird too.

It's a lovely image as posted. For me, I think I would place him on the other side as the bill and tail are pointing in that direction.

Very nice and fairly BIF. Suits me , sir.

Thanks for the comments everyone, points taken on board re the comp cheers

Andy...