Does it Work ?

Posted by AForns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:38 pm

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Spent last weekend at Estero Lagoon doing shorebirds After finding these guys on pebbles decided to take a different approach Rather than isolating the birds I would try to get a group My first attempts were to stop down and get all sharp at f 64 but it was not working So I went the other way and found a group with only one in focus I sort of like it since its different?

...btw the sharp one is Sami the Semi !!!

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by matt kuchta on Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:42 pm

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I've always been a fan of multiple birds in one image. The missing feet and the tight crop make things feel very crowded, but the comp overall works for me. The birds are well balanced within the space.

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by Terence P. Brashear on Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:13 pm

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Interesting image Alfred. I have something similar from a few years back, but they are Wilson's Plovers.

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by Mark Farag on Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:14 pm

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Beautiful shot, Alfred!

Excellent detail and exposure. The comp. works for me!

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by KK Hui on Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:54 pm

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Tough call, Alfred!

I like the way you managed to 'arrange' them in equal spacing ...
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by Ligia on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:04 pm

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I like the composition very much. I would have preferred all the birds in sharp focus though. Or one bird in focus as is and the others totally out of focus like the bird at the far right. Find it somehow distracting the different out-of-focus levels. In any event, I love seeing your images Al; keep posting please !!!!!

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:12 pm

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Alfred,
I think you managed quite well here. I like this a lot, especially the OOF birds on the right.
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If you had gone a little higher would you would have got more of the legs / feet and might have even managed to get the whole beak in on the bird on the left. Simply a thought that might be getting a little too critical :roll: It's always easier to critique a shot like this after it's captured than trying to deal with so many elements while shooting.

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by AForns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:12 pm

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That was my very thought Legia If I could have the same oof on the oof birds the image would be less distracting !!! The ones I tried at f 64 and thought they could be sharp (all of the birds) was not even close! Shooting at 1000 and minimum range does not give you much!!!

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by AForns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:26 pm

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Thanks Chris I did not think about that one beak !!! Its really helpful to have the image dissected Does help with others big time !!! All suggestions much appreciated !!! This is a big learning place

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:36 pm

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AForns wrote:Thanks Chris I did not think about that one beak !!! Its really helpful to have the image dissected Does help with others big time !!! All suggestions much appreciated !!! This is a big learning place

Huge learning place, Alfred. Oh, I didn't answer the question....yes, it does work as is for me. My eyes don't see the other birds as a distraction, but rather a component of this image. My only nit (and it was minor) was that beak.....funny how differently the same image is seen by different people.

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by Campbell on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:52 pm

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This works very well for me Al.

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by jhapeman on Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:56 pm

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Works for me, too. The foreground is a bit dominant, but I really like the way the difference in focus makes the depth very apparent. Nice work.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:05 pm

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Al:

It works for me, is different.

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by Steve Roman on Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:25 pm

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Alfred, works very well for me, perhaps a little brighter selectively on the birds ?

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by Fabs Forns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:10 pm

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Los pollitos!!!!

The little chicks!!!!!

They are very sweet and the idea appeals to me. We were probably too close to them to get decent DOF for the group. It was hard not to step on one

I like it, Al

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by Van Hilliard on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:31 pm

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I like it just the way you posted it.

The tight crop adds to its impact, I think.

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by Christina Evans on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:43 pm

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It does work, Alfred. You know I like images like this!

I only find the bird on the left a little bit distracting, probably because of the very black neck -- I'd be tempted to select that bird and soften it a bit to the level of the other two. Overall though -- good job.

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by AForns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:00 pm

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Never thought about that Chris

makes sense How about darkening the one on the right?

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by Paul Fusco on Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:39 pm

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Works for me, Alfred!
After all, shorebirds are flockers.

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by Paul Klenck on Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:48 pm

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Definitely works for me. As well as the center on being in focus, you have eye contact and delightful repeating patterns. A nit are those things on the bottom of the center bird. The dark brown stuff aren't his legs, are they?

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