Mommy Loves Me
Mar 14, 2014 11:50:16 #
It may be a face only a mother can love, but the image of the fiercly protective mother and her new chick captivated me.
Mar 14, 2014 12:12:03 #
This rates high on the impact scale, nice and sharp, great color, a fine composition, and what a neat find.
Mar 14, 2014 12:34:23 #
photoninja1 wrote:
It may be a face only a mother can love, but the image of the fiercly protective mother and her new chick captivated me.
I totally agree with bushpilot.
Mar 14, 2014 13:10:17 #
Tack sharp, photoninjia. You have enough background blur to give your subjects some separation. This must have been a tight decision though, since you are focusing on 2 birds, not just one. I like how the trunks of the trees have more depth than the top branches behind the birds. You shot this at the perfect angle to give attention to the bird's head. The angle at which an image is shot can make or break it. You made it!
Mar 14, 2014 13:11:43 #
nanaval wrote:
I totally agree with bushpilot.
On which point? And why? Please give your own critique. We owe it to the OP in this section.
Mar 14, 2014 13:45:49 #
Thanks for your comments. I was fairly happy with it, but that isn't always a measure of success!
Mar 14, 2014 23:07:29 #
i would be giddy if I had shot this. My eye goes right to the adult then travels around the curved branches to the chick. As others have stated this is sharp and well composed, though I would be tempted to crop a little off the top maybe more to an 8 x 10 ratio.
Mar 15, 2014 07:58:23 #
My critique would be more of an emotional one. Cool picture of a chick I've never seen, yet.
Mar 15, 2014 08:53:08 #
Ninja, why did you not crop this tighter? Looks like too much post-process sharpening to me. Is that a feather coming out of the mom's head?
Mar 15, 2014 08:55:36 #
I like everything about this shot. It is sharp, the color and detail is perfect and just the right amount of blur in the background. Well done and thanks for the post.
Mar 15, 2014 11:02:04 #
Nightski wrote:
On which point? And why? Please give your own critique. We owe it to the OP in this section.
Perhaps he agrees on all points and for the same reasons; if so, what else is there to say?
I believe the image is clean and clear and captures quite well the sense of motherhood that exists across almost all of nature's creatures. The focus is tack sharp, especially given that there are two subjects. As to the composition...I like it from left to right, but wonder if it might be improved by losing a bit of the headroom...
Mar 15, 2014 11:10:16 #
hb3 wrote:
Perhaps he agrees on all points and for the same reasons; if so, what else is there to say?
I believe the image is clean and clear and captures quite well the sense of motherhood that exists across almost all of nature's creatures. The focus is tack sharp, especially given that there are two subjects. As to the composition...I like it from left to right, but wonder if it might be improved by losing a bit of the headroom...
I believe the image is clean and clear and captures quite well the sense of motherhood that exists across almost all of nature's creatures. The focus is tack sharp, especially given that there are two subjects. As to the composition...I like it from left to right, but wonder if it might be improved by losing a bit of the headroom...
I did agree for all the same reasons (I am a She)
Mar 15, 2014 11:58:44 #
abc1234 wrote:
Ninja, why did you not crop this tighter? Looks like too much post-process sharpening to me. Is that a feather coming out of the mom's head?
I didn't crop tighter because I wanted to show the environment and the aspect ratio fits my intended use, although cropping some off the top would make it a somewhat better composition (per C.M.'s suggestion). And, yes, that's a feather; common to the breed.
Mar 15, 2014 12:10:10 #
nanaval wrote:
I did agree for all the same reasons (I am a She)
Sorry, have made a note... :!:
Mar 15, 2014 12:25:09 #
photoninja1 wrote:
I didn't crop tighter because I wanted to show the environment and the aspect ratio fits my intended use, although cropping some off the top would make it a somewhat better composition (per C.M.'s suggestion). And, yes, that's a feather; common to the breed.
Thanks for the response. I am glad the cropping was by design rather than default.
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