Hi Rob,
Another fine Wheatear image.
For printing purposes,(or for the web, in fact) I'd probably crop a little off the top of the frame,just enough to lose the lighter coloured areas on the top edge.A bit off the right to lose the light bit near the upper right corner.A fraction off the bottom,just enough to lose the light coloured stone on the bottom right edge.Whilst the crop tool is active perhaps just a tad off the left,enough to exclude the green leaf.
Thanks for the advice. Does this look better?? I think with the crop it has made it slightly soft and can't really give another round of USM, what do you think??
Hi Rob,
I think the re-post works well,although now I can see the two versions side by side I think the original works well too but more as a bird in habitat shot as opposed to the more straight portrait feel of the re-post.
I guess the beauty of digital allows you to have one of each composition in your collection.
I see what you mean about the re-post looking a little softer,I'm sure the sharpening applied to the original but cropped version (rather than the compressed jpeg) would make the image look fine.
Posted by David Kjaer on April 22, 2006 at 3:46 PM
Hi Rob
Prefer this one to your earlier posting and out of the two above I prefer your first post as I think the repost has gone a little too tight. A very nice shot showing typical habitat in which to find these birds on passage!
Well you really nailed this one Rob! I prefer the original version myself. I just wonder about cloning out that bit of brick?
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 23, 2006 at 7:38 AM
I also like the first one better, i dont always think there is a need to have a bird filling the frame left to right, top to bottom! Very nice!
Rene de Heer
Discussion
7 repliesHi All,
Another of my session with the Wheatears. Today there was only a male and female there.
Regards
Rob
Another fine Wheatear image.
For printing purposes,(or for the web, in fact) I'd probably crop a little off the top of the frame,just enough to lose the lighter coloured areas on the top edge.A bit off the right to lose the light bit near the upper right corner.A fraction off the bottom,just enough to lose the light coloured stone on the bottom right edge.Whilst the crop tool is active perhaps just a tad off the left,enough to exclude the green leaf.
Thanks for the advice. Does this look better?? I think with the crop it has made it slightly soft and can't really give another round of USM, what do you think??
Regards
Rob
I think the re-post works well,although now I can see the two versions side by side I think the original works well too but more as a bird in habitat shot as opposed to the more straight portrait feel of the re-post.
I guess the beauty of digital allows you to have one of each composition in your collection.
I see what you mean about the re-post looking a little softer,I'm sure the sharpening applied to the original but cropped version (rather than the compressed jpeg) would make the image look fine.
Prefer this one to your earlier posting and out of the two above I prefer your first post as I think the repost has gone a little too tight. A very nice shot showing typical habitat in which to find these birds on passage!
David
Prefer the first one showing the habitat, very nice....
Rene de Heer