Slaty-backed forktail (with repost)

Posted by Griffin on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:16 am

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Tai Po Kau, Dec-11-2004.

EOS 10D, EF500mm f/4 L IS USM, EF1.4x II, ISO800, f/8, manual, 500EX manual, BB, tripod, camera RAW, PS7, 48% of original, burn some bight spots in the background.

Seems not quite successful in making a portrait, worse I have failed to include most of its tail so I crop it out almost completely. Further suggestions to cropping are welcomed.

Thanks for viewing.

Griffin the Poor.

Repost:

Recorped and cloned out bright spot in the eye.

Please comment futher. TIA.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:54 am

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Griffin, a beautiful bird. Good job with the exposure on the blacks and whites. It's a bit tight in the frame all over for me. I'd remove the blue in the eye from the flash.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:31 am

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My wish looking at this photo is that you had gotten lower to put the green behind the bird rather than the black.

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by Michael Dossett on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:06 pm

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Griffin, I like the repost though I do miss the tail. Its unfortunate you missed it because this looks like a very beautiful little bird.

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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:39 pm

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I too miss the tail, Griffin the Poor!

Without it, the image is not complete unless you go to a tight crop for head shot instead ...

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:01 pm

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The crop of the tail has left this looking a bit more truncated than if you would have cropped more aggressively behind its feet. Your flash setting and sharpness are great.

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