Posted by Kim Connolly on December 8, 2009 at 10:21 AM
This was taken at high tide last week on quite a windy day, the background is sea and the right front sandy colour is rock
small crop and sharpening in PS; C & C always appreciated
50d 400mm f5.6
1/500"
F7.1
Aperture priority
ISO 400
-0.67EV
Spot metering
Hey Kim
The strength in this image comes from its ability to reveal the size difference between the redshank and the turnstones. That they are all in focus is also a plus, as is the neat formation. Nits would be the light, or absence of it, the darkness of the turnstones and the foreground rock but you are to be commmended for getting two species into a relatively tidy image.
Cheers
Andy
Posted by John Robinson on December 8, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Hi Kim
Good shot. I echo some of Andrews comments and nits mentioned.. I pesonally think the half obscured bird slightly spoils the shot's balance but tha'ts a personal opinion.
Anyway better wader stuff than I,m getting at the moment !! Certainly none in the garden. Might get some at Slimmy on Thursday.
See you soon
Cheers
John
Posted by Brett Lewis on December 9, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Hi Kim, well thought out but I have to agree with earlier comments. I also find it a little tight in the frame all round and especially that you've chopped the feet at the bottom on this occasion. I wish you a brighter day to have another go and look forward to more.
Brett
Posted by Craig Jones on December 9, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Love the three together Kim it's a shame about the OOF foreground as I feel it takes your eye away from a strong composition with the three altogether,still a very nice image
Posted by Mike Andrews on December 9, 2009 at 2:01 PM
I agree with John that the oof bird detracts slightly from the composition, but as is often said on this forum, sometimes we have to take what we can get.
The oof foreground doesn't bother me, but I would like to see a little more room for the feet.
I love the contrast in size of these birds, well depicted in this shot.
Posted by Kim Connolly on December 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Many thanks for the comments, they really are appreciated; they are so helpful. Mike could not do anything about the feet as the rock is in front of them' I think if I had stood up to get above the rock they would have all flown off - and you just take what you can ... as Brett says I shall have to go back on a brighter day!
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 9, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Kim always have liked the idea of birds in a row as a pleasing subjetc but do find them difficult to master. For me it looks almost as though the Redshank is riding piggy back on the OC. unfortunately.
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7 repliessmall crop and sharpening in PS; C & C always appreciated
50d 400mm f5.6
1/500"
F7.1
Aperture priority
ISO 400
-0.67EV
Spot metering
The strength in this image comes from its ability to reveal the size difference between the redshank and the turnstones. That they are all in focus is also a plus, as is the neat formation. Nits would be the light, or absence of it, the darkness of the turnstones and the foreground rock but you are to be commmended for getting two species into a relatively tidy image.
Cheers
Andy
Good shot. I echo some of Andrews comments and nits mentioned.. I pesonally think the half obscured bird slightly spoils the shot's balance but tha'ts a personal opinion.
Anyway better wader stuff than I,m getting at the moment !! Certainly none in the garden. Might get some at Slimmy on Thursday.
See you soon
Cheers
John
Brett
The oof foreground doesn't bother me, but I would like to see a little more room for the feet.
I love the contrast in size of these birds, well depicted in this shot.
Major.