Landing in formation
Jul 30, 2018 09:45:32 #
Jul 30, 2018 09:51:36 #
WOW!!!!!!
Is this near Kelowna? (My grandson borrowed my birdbook, so I can't look up where these birds belong.
Hope you're safe from the fires around Kelowna!
Is this near Kelowna? (My grandson borrowed my birdbook, so I can't look up where these birds belong.
Hope you're safe from the fires around Kelowna!
Jul 30, 2018 10:00:15 #
Don, the colors and action in the image are wonderful. Did you post to the Critique section for additional ideas?
Is this downsized or heavily cropped to 1333x1000-pixels? My first hope would be to see a version in a higher resolution. A few other ideas should you reopen the image in edit:
a) clone out the black dots below the beak / eye of the highest bird in the image. They're probably water droplets, but they look like sensor dust as a minor distraction.
b) clone out the beak of an unseen bird in the lower right corner.
c) process the noise (grain), particularly the background of the cliff behind the birds. This is a matter of preference, but I think a "smoother" feel to the background will improve the image and keep the focus on the birds.
d) look at the white balance settings. On my monitor there seems to be a slight green tint to the image.
Is this downsized or heavily cropped to 1333x1000-pixels? My first hope would be to see a version in a higher resolution. A few other ideas should you reopen the image in edit:
a) clone out the black dots below the beak / eye of the highest bird in the image. They're probably water droplets, but they look like sensor dust as a minor distraction.
b) clone out the beak of an unseen bird in the lower right corner.
c) process the noise (grain), particularly the background of the cliff behind the birds. This is a matter of preference, but I think a "smoother" feel to the background will improve the image and keep the focus on the birds.
d) look at the white balance settings. On my monitor there seems to be a slight green tint to the image.
Jul 30, 2018 10:21:52 #
cyclespeed
Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Great post processing ideas CHG Canon. Yes I agree a superb shot that with these suggestions could become a fabulous print on anyone's wall.
Jul 30, 2018 11:58:16 #
Thank you. This was taken at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland. Far away from the smoke.
Jul 30, 2018 12:05:36 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Don, the colors and action in the image are wonder... (show quote)
Thank you for these tips. This is why I posted it here. I will revisit this and repost at a later time. I am away from home and working on an uncalibrated 11" Macbook so I may wait until I get home and apply your tips when I edit the raw file. This was a jpeg edit. The small screen may excuse the small spots and the grain, and maybe even the colour. But there is no excuse for missing the intruding beak.
Jul 30, 2018 12:20:47 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Don, the colors and action in the image are wonder... (show quote)
This was cropped from a 20 mb file to a 10 mb file of 3565 x 2952 px. That was then downsized for web display.
Jul 30, 2018 12:53:13 #
mcveed wrote:
This was cropped from a 20 mb file to a 10 mb file of 3565 x 2952 px. That was then downsized for web display.
My first impression was that you made a wonderful capture of this bird formation, and that the birds are themselves very appealing. My second impression was that if the photo was cropped, I felt it was cropped a bit too tight, especially when I viewed it in download. This would make a wonderful sculpture!!
Jul 30, 2018 16:58:11 #
Technically I think this is really well done, I like the position of the birds and the poses they are in are interesting. I have to agree with SteveR though that the crop, especially at the bottom is a bit tight.
Jul 31, 2018 09:04:56 #
Jul 31, 2018 10:38:59 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Technically I think this is really well done, I like the position of the birds and the poses they are in are interesting. I have to agree with SteveR though that the crop, especially at the bottom is a bit tight.
Thanks, Judy and Steve. I've had another look at the raw file and there is a bit more room to back off a bit without doing too much 'cloning out'. I'll include your suggestion in the final edit. The original image is attached.
Jul 31, 2018 10:45:02 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Technically I think this is really well done, I like the position of the birds and the poses they are in are interesting. I have to agree with SteveR though that the crop, especially at the bottom is a bit tight.
Thanks Judy and Steve. There is a bit more space around the subject birds in the original image. I will play with the crop a bit more and include your suggestion in the final edit of the raw file. Attached is the original full image.
Jul 31, 2018 11:11:14 #
Hi, Don,
I like your second-posted view more than the closely cropped first one.... puts the landing birds in their larger context among their fellows!
...to me it says more about their community life at the moment.
Super image!
Dave
I like your second-posted view more than the closely cropped first one.... puts the landing birds in their larger context among their fellows!
...to me it says more about their community life at the moment.
Super image!
Dave
Jul 31, 2018 11:16:48 #
I like the 2nd version better as well, maybe with the bird now in the lower left corner cloned out.
Jul 31, 2018 12:09:05 #
mcveed wrote:
Thanks Judy and Steve. There is a bit more space around the subject birds in the original image. I will play with the crop a bit more and include your suggestion in the final edit of the raw file. Attached is the original full image.
I can see that you had a small window in which to work and still maintain the marvelous character of your original photo. When doing a critique we don't always see what has been scrapped to get to the final product.
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