Posted by Nick Mckeown on February 29, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Nikon D7000 300mm f4 ISO 800 1/200s at f4.5 handheld
Crestie taken last Sunday in Glen Feshie in Inshriach woods which I found to be great for Cresties if ever you are up here. Would like your comments on the comp and the OOF trees as a BG, at f4.5 they are very stripey, are they distracting?
Nick.
Posted by Rene de Heer on February 29, 2012 at 3:28 PM
I don't find the background distracting, I do find the branch too heavy for such a delicate bird. It is also too far to the right in my opinion. Exposure and sharpness are fine.
Rene de Heer
Posted by John Robinson on February 29, 2012 at 3:45 PM
I would agree with Rene. Nice birds.
Certainly no probs with the background or other stuff. Just the perch and position in frame.
Jr
Posted by keith mitchell on February 29, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Nick that perch does look a tad big,bird and bg are fine to me.
The BG is ok as it is a little different. Perhaps a square crop would help to negate the small bird large perch situation
Bob
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 1, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Can only agree with what has already been said, the BG isn't an issue for me either, but the comp isn't quite working, agree with Bob re the square crop.
Andy...
Posted by Neil Burton on March 1, 2012 at 11:48 AM
I'm bucking the trend here but I'm afraid I don't like that stripey background. I appreciate what has been said about the perch and I think what I'd do if it were mine is to crop it vertically.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Many thanks for your comments folks. Have cropped squarish and vertical as suggested.
Nick.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 1, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Looking at both I'd be inclined to go with the squarish crop with the perch coming out of the corner of frame. If sticking with the vertical I'd probably crop even further, taking out the tree from LH edge and cropping the end of the perch to the right of the light trunk. That looks right in my mind but often when the crop is actually done it doesn't work. Worth experimenting though.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 3, 2012 at 5:46 AM
Many thanks for taking the time to post a comment. The perch is a bit on the big side but the wood is a scots pine wood and these broken branches are everwhere and the cresties flit about from canopy to ground level using these perches as they do and I quite liked the fact the bird looks small against the perch cos they are a very small bird in a very big wood. As I said earlier the birds at Inshriach are very confiding (bare 300mm lens used) so if you are ever up in Glen Feshie let me know and I can point you in the right direction.
Nick.
Posted by David Taylor on March 3, 2012 at 5:22 PM
I like your original image, best, Nick. The dominant twig, creating a nice diagonal, highlights the smallnessof the bird, as you say, with the lichen on the twig giving a sense of scale. A shame there wasn't a Scottish insect on the twig as well.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 4, 2012 at 12:54 PM
David, Scottish insects usually mean the dreaded midge! AAAGH!!
Nick.
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16 repliesCrestie taken last Sunday in Glen Feshie in Inshriach woods which I found to be great for Cresties if ever you are up here. Would like your comments on the comp and the OOF trees as a BG, at f4.5 they are very stripey, are they distracting?
Nick.
Rene de Heer
Certainly no probs with the background or other stuff. Just the perch and position in frame.
Jr
Bob
Can only agree with what has already been said, the BG isn't an issue for me either, but the comp isn't quite working, agree with Bob re the square crop.
Andy...
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Bob
Have to agree that the perch does dominate the bird, but its much better than anything I have!
Oscar
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