Thanks for your thoughts Frank! About blown out whites and underexposed shadows, other than available lighting conditions, I'm guessing the 2 stop overexposure and the cross-processing added to it as well. About sharp enough, I'm pretty happy with it, but I might have lost some shooting at 2.8. I really wanted to get rid of as much background as I could, and I guess there goes some sharpness for some bokeh (I like it in this one, creamy and not too angular). About fill flash, I'd love to have had my 360fgz on me! You know what I didn't like? The critter's eye couldn't be seen at all! Like death by mascara.. There was the option of the RTF, but it doesn't cover the 28 end of that lens, let alone any length with the hood (which I needed because if not it would have probably flared). I know cross processing it wasn't the best option for such a shot, but I was experimenting and that's what was in the camera. Didn't expect to see a kookaburra, so it was an incidental subject for me. BTW I didn't think much of Elitechrome for crossing- the green cast in the non-colour balanced image is sickly. Tried some Ektachrome 100 Plus Prof lately, rated 25.. oh yumm.. I might put one of those shots in for February.
Best Regards, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:12 AM Subject: January PUG Comments Part III > "Kooky" by Ryan Lee: > > Good composition, nice framing. There's just something about it that > doesn't sit right with me, and I think it's the lighting. The whites on the > bird just seem blown out, and the shadows on the bird seem a little > underexposed. I think had the light been coming from the right, it would > have brightened the dark feathers, and left the white feathers in the > shadow, for a much more pleasing balance. But, of course, the light isn't > coming from the right, is it? Somehow this just doesn't seem sharp enough > for such a tight shot, but I have a hunch it could be the above problems re: > the lighting, rather than focus or camera vibrations. Like my initial > review of Herb's anenomie, this isn't a bad shot, it just doesn't have that > Wow! factor for me. I don't know flashes for nothing, but I wonder if a bit > of fill flash might be what's needed?
