Posted by Andy Gregory on January 14, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Would be better if we could see all the bird.
Posted by Philip Newman on January 14, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Agreed, habitat shown perfectly but would prefer to see all of bird.
Posted by Tim Taylor on January 14, 2010 at 2:35 PM
I like the partial bird. It's as if it's trying to have a look at the nice view as well as us. The large DOF is I think helpful in achieving this effect.
Tim
Posted by Paul Hobson on January 14, 2010 at 6:09 PM
Hi Magnus
not sure about the bird peering into the frame, possibly needs to be bigger and more prominent, posssibly if small it all needs to be there?
Nothing wrong with the depth of field but cropping the bird in half doesn't work for me at all. If this is full frame Magnus then I hope you covered your options and shot some with the whole bird in as I think that would be a cracking image.
Robert
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 15, 2010 at 3:44 AM
Works for me - I like it.
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 15, 2010 at 4:09 AM
Have to agree with RL and JC about having this opportunity and then only including half the bird so I hope that you have cropped this yourself, either that or you are so inundated with caper opportunites that you can afford such bravery. I remember a shot of Pal Hermansen's in GDT last year with a ptarmigan and again, whilst I applaud the bravery and creativity, I felt that that image didn't quite pull it off either.
Yes, there are strong populations of Capercaillies where I live, in northern Sweden. (I once spotted well over 50 in a day while out skiing, just to give you an idea)
I, of course, have shots with the whole bird in the frame as well but like to experiment and guess this one will inevitably split opinions right down the middle. I agree with JC in that attention isn't automatically drawned to the bird but I find this interesting.
I like the idea and well done for trying something different. I also think the whole bird would be better but the depth of field works very well. The bird could even be smaller in the frame so you can concentrate on that wide expanse of forest.
Posted by Ian Mason on January 15, 2010 at 4:14 PM
I'm with the others on this one Magnus and I'm reassured (and envious) that you have such an opportunity with so many birds. I'm also curious about the colour of the tree trunks.
Discussion
12 repliesTim
not sure about the bird peering into the frame, possibly needs to be bigger and more prominent, posssibly if small it all needs to be there?
Paul Hobson
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Robert
Mark
I, of course, have shots with the whole bird in the frame as well but like to experiment and guess this one will inevitably split opinions right down the middle. I agree with JC in that attention isn't automatically drawned to the bird but I find this interesting.
Thanks for your comments!