I would like to wish everyone on NPN a very happy New Year and thank everyone for their help and comments since I joined the site. I still feel I have a lot to do especially with my composition but with your continuing CC I hope I'll improve in 2010.
D300
300mm f2.8
1/500s
f6.3
-0.3EV
ISO 400
Tripod
Posted by John Robinson on December 31, 2009 at 4:42 PM
And you to Maggie.
Keep 'em coming as they say.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Andy Snape on December 31, 2009 at 4:45 PM
have a good one Maggie
Posted by David Taylor on December 31, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Comp on this is fine, IMHO, Maggie. Now that you've mastered (or is it mistressed?) bird imaging, how about some more macro stuff? All the best for the next decade, and thanks for taking the trouble to comment on my feeble efforts.
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 1, 2010 at 4:43 AM
If you wanted to go for a classic rule of thirds comp Maggie then the crop would look something like this - the angle of the birds head means he's looking at the lower right corner of the frame (eye line).
Personally I'd have had my x1.4TC on and shot it in a portrait orientation
A very happy 2010 to you Maggie - we'll speak soon no doubt
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 1, 2010 at 6:39 AM
Nice shot Maggie... Lovely catchlight in the eye. Prefer your first shot of the blue tit IMO.
Thanks everyone for your C&C. I think I've cracked it now. I'll just take the photographs and send them to Andy for cropping. I'm sure he has little else to do
Discussion
11 repliesD300
300mm f2.8
1/500s
f6.3
-0.3EV
ISO 400
Tripod
Keep 'em coming as they say.
Cheers
JohnR
Personally I'd have had my x1.4TC on and shot it in a portrait orientation
A very happy 2010 to you Maggie - we'll speak soon no doubt
Ian
A nicely lit portrait Maggie so best of luck for 2010
Andy
All the best for the new year .