Flamingo at Indianapolis Zoo: This was taken a 13 ft., with a very narrow DOF, focused on head. D800 ISO 100 f8 1/200 sec. 280mm Thanks for any comments, good or bad. Bob...

wolfman

This was taken a 13 ft., with a very narrow DOF, focused on head.
D800
ISO 100
f8
1/200 sec.
280mm

Thanks for any comments, good or bad.
Bob

Flamingo at Indy Zoo

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Nightski

Impact: Stunning
Composition: The way you have cropped this photo gives a balanced feel to the image.
Technical: Sharp, beautiful color in the bird and in the background. Nice separation of subject from backround, beautiful lighting.

Nicely done, Wolfman.

wolfman

Nightski wrote:

Impact: Stunning
Composition: The way you have cropped this photo gives a balanced feel to the image.
Technical: Sharp, beautiful color in the bird and in the background. Nice separation of subject from backround, beautiful lighting.

Nicely done, Wolfman.

Thanks Nightski. I was lucky to get a good spot by the fence. The shade of a tree helped out with this shot.

Bob

Dan Copeland Loc: Hamilton Ontario Canada

Very nice shot and I like how you lost any background distractions using a wider aperture. The colours (cdn spelling) are clean and crisp. But I know from judges from our camera club they would like to have seen more face and both eyes if possible.

Birds just do not co-operate ...

:thumbup:

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

wolfman wrote:

This was taken a 13 ft., with a very narrow DOF, focused on head.
D800
ISO 100
f8
1/200 sec.
280mm

Thanks for any comments, good or bad.
Bob

Hi, Wolfman,

The bird's pose is a bit unusual, with head and neck turned away, end of bill hidden, and eye partly closed... a more obviously alert bird would likely have more impact.
Exposure is good and focus is fine on the head and neck, but pretty soft on the body plumage.
Flamingos almost always provide a pleasing " Hogarth's curve", a satisfying compositional tool!
If you had been able to position the camera more to the left, it might have been possible to view the bird entirely against that excellent green BG, instead of partly against yet another pink flamingo, even if O.O.F. and clearly in the BG. Background awareness is a good constant consciousness!

Impact: 3.5
Tech: 3
Comp: 3
9.5/15

Dave in SD

wolfman

Dan Copeland wrote:

Very nice shot and I like how you lost any background distractions using a wider aperture. The colours (cdn spelling) are clean and crisp. But I know from judges from our camera club they would like to have seen more face and both eyes if possible.

Birds just do not co-operate ...

:thumbup:

Thanks Dan. Your right , they don't co-operate. There were a lot of people around the area they were in, so I couldn't move around to get a better angle.

Bob

wolfman

Uuglypher wrote:

Hi, Wolfman, br br The bird's pose is a bit unusu... (show quote)

Thanks Dave
Yeah, the pose is not that great. With all the people crowded around a small area, I was lucky to any type of shot. Also being with my granddaughter , I couldn't hang around for a better opportunity. The Indy zoo is nice, but not really set up to get very many good photo opportunities.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

wolfman wrote:

Thanks Dave
Yeah, the pose is not that great. With all the people crowded around a small area, I was lucky to any type of shot. Also being with my granddaughter , I couldn't hang around for a better opportunity. The Indy zoo is nice, but not really set up to get very many good photo opportunities.

oh man, can I relate! I've given up on any shots of anything other than of my granddaughter when I take her to the zoo!

Dave

wolfman

Uuglypher wrote:

oh man, can I relate! I've given up on any shots of anything other than of my granddaughter when I take her to the zoo!

Dave

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bob

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

wolfman wrote:

This was taken a 13 ft., with a very narrow DOF, focused on head. ...

Nicely exposed but I see two problems with it:

1. DOF is a little shallow so only the eyes and skin around the mouth are sharp. You could have tried f/11 or f/16 and a higher ISO (this camera would not have a problem with ISO of 400 or even 800) and the background would still have been nicely out of focus.

2. The composition is awkward with the head facing out of the picture away from the camera and with its eyes closed. More background on the left would have been better. Even having the head centered would have placed the bulk of the bird at around the 1/3 line toward the right side of the image.