It's not facing us. It is facing the mountain in the background. But you are right. It is a problem. There are two ways I could fix this. Wait for another opportunity, or cheat in Photoshop adding another head from another frame. I believe it is possible because all exposures are from the same standpoint, the only standpoint available at the spot.
Latter solution is cheating. The purist in me says no, but I think I'll look into it. I could sure need to do something a bit more sophisticated than resizing and USM in Photoshop ;-) Your input is appreciated Christian. BTW. I just linked to your PESO:More about birds on a budget, as an example in a cheap lens debate at a Norwegian site. Hope you don't mind. The upside is that you are famous in Norway now, but I should probably have asked you first. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 31. mars 2006 16:07 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: Aristocrat in Red (clishé warning) > > > >> Very clishéish. The Latin name is Phalacrocorax Artistotelis. > >> WARNING! This link is not suitable for cormorant haters. > >> http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=228023 > >> *istDS, raw 400 ISO, Av, -1.0EV, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 and Pentax > >> AF1.7x, > >> 500mm x 1.7, f:11, 1/500s. > >> Tripod, adjusted contrast, cliché filter (read adjusted colour towards > >> red) > >> and saturation, slightly cropped, sharpened, all in RSP. > >> Could off course been sharper. I could also lived happily without the > >> fringing around the bird. Never the less, I'm pretty happy with it. > >> Whatdoyouahthink? Honest and brutally. I know you are good at that, > >> especially at being brutal ;-) > > I like the colors and the mountain in the background and even the > channel marker. But.... the real "serious" problem in my view is the > bird's head. Because it is facing us, and you can't see it's beak, it > just looks... well.... odd. If he/she was in profile, and it was a bit > sharper around the wings, it would be very nice indeed. > > -- > > Christian > http://photography.skofteland.net >
