Morning Flight
Jul 20, 2018 19:27:45 #
Photo from my favorite location: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, Florida
Jul 21, 2018 09:23:51 #
My intention is to give you some guidance here.
Generally BIF are taken of birds either facing you or passing in front of you.
The focus should be on the bird's eye/head. A shot of it's rear end is not pleasing to the eye.
Roger
Generally BIF are taken of birds either facing you or passing in front of you.
The focus should be on the bird's eye/head. A shot of it's rear end is not pleasing to the eye.
Roger
Jul 21, 2018 10:43:35 #
Jul 21, 2018 10:47:23 #
Goodness....I couldn’t help but notice Techman keeps an open mind and Roger is not so Jolly....
Jul 21, 2018 11:04:58 #
Jolly Roger wrote:
My intention is to give you some guidance here.
Generally BIF are taken of birds either facing you or passing in front of you.
The focus should be on the bird's eye/head. A shot of it's rear end is not pleasing to the eye.
Roger
Generally BIF are taken of birds either facing you or passing in front of you.
The focus should be on the bird's eye/head. A shot of it's rear end is not pleasing to the eye.
Roger
Sometimes the BIF is not in the ideal position. A BIF to me is a thing of beauty and should be viewed as such.
Jul 21, 2018 12:57:34 #
fotobyferg wrote:
Goodness....I couldn’t help but notice Techman keeps an open mind and Roger is not so Jolly....
I don't see being jolly or not has anything to do with trying to offer some friendly advice.
This forum sadly on too many occasions will leave the O P with the notion that his/her photo's are good.
Whether that's because of the reviewers lack of knowledge or simply doesn't want to offend the O P. I'll leave you to decide.
It is from advice from fellow members that I have certainly improved my photography.
If the O P chooses to disregard any advice given, that's his choice.
Getting personal about it doesn't achieve anything.
Jul 21, 2018 13:19:36 #
wayne barnett
Loc: Grants Pass, Oregon
Good shot. Sometimes you get what you can. Birds and other natural subjects probably did not go to modeling classes.
If I might offer a bit of advice IMO the subject needs to be a bit less exposed Post processing easily done in either jpeg or raw.
Keep shooting. The only was to get that killer shot is to be there at just the right time. Practice during the less than ideal times prepares us to be ready when that opportunity presents itself.
If I might offer a bit of advice IMO the subject needs to be a bit less exposed Post processing easily done in either jpeg or raw.
Keep shooting. The only was to get that killer shot is to be there at just the right time. Practice during the less than ideal times prepares us to be ready when that opportunity presents itself.
Jul 21, 2018 13:34:31 #
Jul 21, 2018 13:54:50 #
Techman wrote:
Thanks for the constructive advice...
A head-on/oncoming shot of a blue heron is easier said than done. They are generally easily spooked and fly directly away from what spooked them.
At our local park pond we have a resident heron that has become somewhat accustomed to people, mostly walkers, joggers, and fishermen. In my quest for a perfect heron BIF I now routinely take a position far on the opposite bank, sit down, and wait. It usually is not very long until someone, often someone walking a dog, will frighten him off and my way, and I have an opportunity for a shot.
Hopefully this might help you next time, in a similar situation. They are beautiful birds, and endlessly fascinating to watch and photograph!
Jul 21, 2018 16:23:58 #
On a personal note, I have way too many BIF going the wrong way.This past Thursday evening was another prime example. Oh well there is always another day.
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