heron on a cold foggy day
May 18, 2016 12:31:53 #
May 18, 2016 13:13:02 #
You really captured the day!!! I feel his pain and yours!
Hope it warms up soon!
Hope it warms up soon!
May 18, 2016 13:30:07 #
Terrific impact for me.
Emotion - as Angela suggested, we can well imagine (and relate to) how miserable the bird must be - even knowing that's just our own anthropomorphizing :)
Light - flat, dark, foggy - all add up to emphasize the conditions and add to the mood.
Composition - I like the three posts a lot for balance with "heavier" elements - and that you were able to position yourself so the bird doesn't blend with a bush. Nice depth with the fog obscuring the distance.
Timing - hunched up on one foot, long neck tucked down, enduring the conditions. Love this slice of time.
Context - I very much appreciate that you didn't zoom in closer. We need to see the big picture of this one.
Key words for critique taken from "What's Important in a Photograph and What Isn't"
http://photographylife.com/whats-important-in-a-photograph-and-what-isnt
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Emotion - as Angela suggested, we can well imagine (and relate to) how miserable the bird must be - even knowing that's just our own anthropomorphizing :)
Light - flat, dark, foggy - all add up to emphasize the conditions and add to the mood.
Composition - I like the three posts a lot for balance with "heavier" elements - and that you were able to position yourself so the bird doesn't blend with a bush. Nice depth with the fog obscuring the distance.
Timing - hunched up on one foot, long neck tucked down, enduring the conditions. Love this slice of time.
Context - I very much appreciate that you didn't zoom in closer. We need to see the big picture of this one.
Key words for critique taken from "What's Important in a Photograph and What Isn't"
http://photographylife.com/whats-important-in-a-photograph-and-what-isnt
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May 18, 2016 13:57:45 #
randomeyes wrote:
Was cold, foggy miserable. He was too.
Great shot in a low contrast situation.
May 18, 2016 14:03:36 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
randomeyes wrote:
You have good composition taken from a nice perspective with descent impact. Well done. Post processing however should be revisited.Was cold, foggy miserable. He was too.
May 18, 2016 14:07:04 #
Frank2013 wrote:
You have good composition taken from a nice perspective with descent impact. Well done. Post processing however should be revisited.
Please expand on your post processing comment.
May 18, 2016 14:08:58 #
Frank2013 wrote:
You have good composition taken from a nice perspective with descent impact. Well done. Post processing however should be revisited.
Yes, Frank, please expand
Your opinion for how to achieve the mood more successfully (I'm inferring OP's objective for the pic from the title and few opening words: "cold, foggy, miserable..." ).May 18, 2016 14:51:16 #
I like it. Maybe lighten just a hair.
Poor baby, he wishes he was still down south. Note to self, be one of the last to return next year.
May 18, 2016 16:04:54 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
It is a great shot, the mood is fine. I meant technically, I wished I knew what to say about how to fix it but I don't know enough yet. It has halos almost everywhere, so I assume something global needs to be cut back. There is something hazy on both sides of the left post. I just feel the shot is of high enough caliber for those things to be resolved. Itâs not like I went pixel peeping to find it. The posts, the bird, the barb wire. Zoom in any at all and you will see it even on the blades of grass.
May 18, 2016 17:59:00 #
Frank2013 wrote:
It is a great shot, the mood is fine. I meant tech... (show quote)
All opinions are welcome, I found that halos sometimes occur when trying to sharpen a shot taken in a foggy situation. Thanks.
May 18, 2016 18:24:33 #
randomeyes wrote:
All opinions are welcome, I found that halos sometimes occur when trying to sharpen a shot taken in a foggy situation. Thanks.
This had a lot going for it. Great mood created fine composition and the birds posture is wonderful. There is a little more color in this file which gives it some added depth. The straw in front of the bird and the bush on the right can be lightened and will show more color by lifting the Shadows in Camera Raw or similar. On the technical side is where it went wrong. Focus point is not on the bird but some way behind which has made a rather soft picture. I think over aggressive universal sharpening to compensate has produced the halos. There is a distinct lack of clarity on the bird which Im not sure if its because focus was not on him or noise reduction has mushed the pixels.
Im sure at the time of shooting it was a little rushed to capture a superb scene and the rush resulted in the flaws. Its very understandable and whilst this would not possibly make a print if viewed at a reasonably small size on screen its fine.
May 18, 2016 18:59:01 #
Billyspad wrote:
This had a lot going for it. Great mood created fi... (show quote)
Thanks Billy, it was foggy and sharpness disappears, and the more you sharpen the less foggy effect you have. There is a fine line there. It is hard to obtain contrast in a foggy scene.
May 18, 2016 22:30:34 #
randomeyes wrote:
Was cold, foggy miserable. He was too.
hi, random eyes,
A strong image with gobs of impact. I agree with Frank re possibly going back to the raw and reprocessing to minimize the halos.
I'd also recommend a narrower, taller format to take more immediate advantage of several compositional components.
May I post it?
...and I enjoyed your empathetic statement. :>)
Dave : :
May 18, 2016 23:12:46 #
May 19, 2016 05:13:19 #
randomeyes wrote:
Was cold, foggy miserable. He was too.
Great fog image!!!!
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