Too Dramatic?
Mar 21, 2022 12:55:35 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I know most won't agree, but to me, the heavy clouds sort of hide the bird. If the bird is the focal point, then leaving it against a plain sky would be better IMHO.
Thanks for taking the time to look and comment. I posted the same bird in a different pose in color against a blue sky and it came out "Oh look, another Cooper's Hawk". In this one I tried to let the viewer decide if there even was a subject.
Mar 21, 2022 13:24:33 #
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Mar 21, 2022 14:30:34 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
To me, the hawk looks like it does not belong in the picture. This is not a picture that I would hang on a wall.
Mar 21, 2022 14:51:13 #
TheShoe wrote:
To me, the hawk looks like it does not belong in the picture. This is not a picture that I would hang on a wall.
Thanks for the honest response
Mar 21, 2022 15:38:41 #
I think it is too dramatic but ONLY because the background overshadows the bird. I would crop down so the bird is the main subject. Of course that is the question. Is the bird the main viewpoint or the clouds?
Dennis
Dennis
Mar 21, 2022 15:43:13 #
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Mar 24, 2022 04:45:46 #
Orphoto
Loc: Oregon
No one seems to have noticed that the light on the subjects is inconsistent with your chosen sky. The whole god rays set up would result in backlighting the bird and foreground trees. Nice try but unbelievable.
Mar 24, 2022 12:35:04 #
Orphoto wrote:
No one seems to have noticed that the light on the subjects is inconsistent with your chosen sky. The whole god rays set up would result in backlighting the bird and foreground trees. Nice try but unbelievable.
Thought I was pretty careful with the lighting but OK if you say so
May 21, 2022 13:51:01 #
NJFrank wrote:
Not too dramatic. If I might suggest flip the sky so the sun rays are coming down directly on the bird.
The wont fix the directional mismatch of the sun rays and the lighting in the bird.
May 21, 2022 13:56:54 #
TheShoe wrote:
To me, the hawk looks like it does not belong in the picture. This is not a picture that I would hang on a wall.
You are correct, and carelessness about the lighting is to blame. The bird is lit by some *other sun* than the one beaming from behind the clouds. Typical UHH.
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