dicklaxt
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Post by dicklaxt on May 30, 2015 19:44:15 GMT
One of my three nest cavity racks is close to my patio. I lowered the rack enough to be able to set at the picnic table with my coffee and observe a cavity close up with an early morning sun. This female came in with an insect, fed it to one of her hatchlings and then asked me, " What the hell are you looking at " ? I was only about 8 feet away,zoomed in 1.5X and then cropped. dick oi57.tinypic.com/30bdanc.jpg |
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Post by BuckSkin on May 30, 2015 20:37:27 GMT
I can't fault your technique; to my eye, that is sharp as a razor.  What lens was used ? |
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dicklaxt
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Post by dicklaxt on May 30, 2015 21:18:15 GMT
This image was taken with a Canon SX50HS Bridge Camera, fixed lens.
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Jancy
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Post by Jancy on May 30, 2015 21:42:00 GMT
OMG Look at that birds expression! "what the hell are you looking at" is so perfect for that shot! I love it!
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 1:40:44 GMT
Wow....great timing to catch such a captivating expression. Your caption is perfect. Hopefully you have a high res. original image because imho, with a little extra sharpening and a less distractive background your image would look fantastic as a large print hanging on a wall at an appropriate place with your caption added somewhere on the print. Something like this as food for thought perhaps (I just changed the background)  |
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dicklaxt
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Post by dicklaxt on May 31, 2015 8:30:59 GMT
Thanks Bok............. feel free to copy, change, step on, tear up, etc. any and all images I post. I learn from your knowledge. One thing I picked up on was your use of the Rule of Thirds on the birds head placement,you picked left side I picked right side. The left side is more effective because the right side looks as tho I was centering the image when I really wasn't. I think I read somewhere that image subject should always(most) be looking inward. Good job. dick |
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craftysnapper
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Post by craftysnapper on May 31, 2015 11:21:03 GMT
A great image Dick which has been improved by blurring the background more.
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bokeh
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Post by bokeh on Jun 1, 2015 3:55:05 GMT
Thanks Bok............. feel free to copy, change, step on, tear up, etc. any and all images I post. I learn from your knowledge. One thing I picked up on was your use of the Rule of Thirds on the birds head placement,you picked left side I picked right side. The left side is more effective because the right side looks as tho I was centering the image when I really wasn't. I think I read somewhere that image subject should always(most) be looking inward. Good job. dick No problem dicklaxt, happy to help In this case I put the right eye on a Rule of Thirds intersection point and yes I'm also in the camp who believes subjects should be looking inwards where possible. Sometimes if I flip a subject horizontally to have it face towards the centre of the image, it changes the whole complexion of the image  . Also, generally speaking, recomposing an image using the Rule of Thirds or one of the other cropping guides can enhance an image greatly compared to just dumping the subject in the middle of image. |
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