Greenshank Inflight

Posted by KK Hui on Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:11 pm

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This almost full frame. I could have cloned off the oof bird in the bg but I think it adds some artistic feel to it. So here it is ... The shot of this Geenshank in flight was taken last week at an nature reserve here in Hong Kong.

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:25 pm

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KK, Your getting some great flight shots. I like this one but I feel the OOF bird takes away from the impact of the flying bird. I'd be tempted to clone it out. Love the sharpness of the flyer.

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by Penney Goodwin on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:11 pm

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What a gorgeous pair - lovely colors and soft mood. Very, very nice!

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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:29 pm

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KK,

Very nice action shot of a fast moving bird. The static bird adds some perspective. Not sure I like the BG color.

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by T Williams on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:30 pm

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KK, very nice shot. I'm split between keeping the OOF bird and cloning it out. I would keep it because its reflection is so nice and it balances the frame nicely. If it were only a little sharper...
The greenshank in flight is awesome!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:56 pm

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KK, the Greenshank is great. If it were mine, I'd remove the OOF bird.

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by Sheri Whala on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:57 pm

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I have looked at this quite a few times and I am still not sure about the out focus bird. The bird in flight is very nice!

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by KK Hui on Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:20 am

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Thank you all for your comments ...

Here is the same image with the oof bird removed and resized. Do you like it better?

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by LHays on Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:26 am

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I really like it without the OOF bird. This is just such an awesome flight shot that I hated to see the distraction before. I don't know how you do the flight shots with the 10D.....and of such small birds. Whatever you have figured out is sure working for you.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Tue Oct 14, 2003 5:31 am

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Very nice shot. The sharpness and wing position are great. You improved the image by removing the second bird.

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by Alan Melle on Tue Oct 14, 2003 9:49 am

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I like the reposted image much better. It really highlights just how much the OOF bird detracted from the first image. Very nice!

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:06 am

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I like it the way it is but would also like the bird to be alone. Nice shot!

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by Alexandre Vaz on Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:43 am

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I like it more with the OOF bird, but I'm usually against manipulating originals, any way...

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by Wil Hershberger on Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:35 am

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I think that it would work better in the original framing without the OOF bird. The second post is nice but a bit tight.
Great exposure and detail. Very nice work.

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by MoCa on Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:11 pm

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I prefer the first with the oof bird, just a little more fade out ..

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by Neil Solomon on Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:21 pm

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KK,

The flyer is awesome. Monique's suggestion to make the OOF bird even more OOF is worth a look.

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by AlexC on Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:13 pm

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KK, wonderful capture and I like bot images, both work for me!!
Congrats!!

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:14 pm

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Moca's got a good point. The OOF bird might be better if it was less defined. The version with just the bird in flight is very nice too but it might be a little too tight. I think that's why people suggested cloning out the other bird to leave the space around the bird.

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by Greg Downing on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:22 pm

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I like them both. I wish you had shot a second earlier so the flying bird wasn't positioned away from you.

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