Grabbed this little chappie when the tide was in. Was about to head home, but decided to take a stroll along a coastal path while the light was still decent. Bit of a standard profile shot, but i like the tone/colour of the bg {distant shingle bank}.
Beautiful job on the bird, Alan. You obviously have this stalking down to a fine art. Background is interesting and unusual, but the monotone nature and strange colour make it look a bit too studio-like for my taste. Sorry! Might also move the bird just a tad further to the right. A shot I would love to have, though, as I can`t get anywhere near the flighty little buggers!
An excellent portrait of the Stonechat although my first reaction on seeing the shot was it would work better in portrait format with a bit more of the perch showing and a bit more space above the bird. Possibly you didn't have time to recompose the shot, in which case maybe a square crop might suite this image well.
I think I am with Jeremy with respect to the background. The texture is fine but the colour does look a bit odd, probably because it is a colour/tone we don't normally see or associate with outdoor photography in this country.
Despite my small nits this is still a fine shot with great detail in the bird itself. Nice one.
Yep we needs habitat Alan, beautifully taken and all that but....Besides surely this shape is in want of portrait rather than landscape format.
Still better than anything from the munsey factory.
Its strange when looking at our own stuff that we can be blind to the obvious {speaking for myself }. Now that its been pointed out, i fully agree that it does look odd/studio'ish Damn and blast
Ive got little choice on this frame: either landscape format, or square {as this is the full height of the frame}, and i am now leaning towards square for printing {thanks Sean}.
Although my experimenting with a monopod has allowed me great mobility and the option of walking further distances {because of the weight savings}, i am unable to shoot in portrait mode, as it becomes a lot more awkward to keep everything stable {no vertical release on the d70}. Oh well, swings and roundabouts
A fine shot - I agree re the format and it would not be my first choice of colour for a BG. That said the BG does not bother me too much as it is smooth and nicely OOF!
David
Posted by John Chapman on March 9, 2006 at 7:32 AM
Hi Alan
a great shot of the Bird. I like the colour of the bird but I also agree with the other comments.
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Niall Riddell on March 10, 2006 at 8:45 AM
Nice post Alan - I am really impressed by the unusual background colours.
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Alan
An excellent portrait of the Stonechat although my first reaction on seeing the shot was it would work better in portrait format with a bit more of the perch showing and a bit more space above the bird. Possibly you didn't have time to recompose the shot, in which case maybe a square crop might suite this image well.
I think I am with Jeremy with respect to the background. The texture is fine but the colour does look a bit odd, probably because it is a colour/tone we don't normally see or associate with outdoor photography in this country.
Despite my small nits this is still a fine shot with great detail in the bird itself. Nice one.
cheers
Sean
Still better than anything from the munsey factory.
Tim
Its strange when looking at our own stuff that we can be blind to the obvious {speaking for myself
Ive got little choice on this frame: either landscape format, or square {as this is the full height of the frame}, and i am now leaning towards square for printing {thanks Sean}.
Although my experimenting with a monopod has allowed me great mobility and the option of walking further distances {because of the weight savings}, i am unable to shoot in portrait mode, as it becomes a lot more awkward to keep everything stable {no vertical release on the d70}. Oh well, swings and roundabouts
thanks all
Alan
A fine shot - I agree re the format and it would not be my first choice of colour for a BG. That said the BG does not bother me too much as it is smooth and nicely OOF!
David
a great shot of the Bird. I like the colour of the bird but I also agree with the other comments.
John
Aberdeen
Niall