Tim Øsleby wrote: > Origenal http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=58978&ref=author > The main problem here is lack of seperation between birds and rocks. > > The improved version: > http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=60124&ref=author > > What do you think? Worth the effort?
Hmmmmm, that's a loaded question.... :-) First: The original is better. The second looks blown out and, for whatever reason, oversharpened (you said "light USM" and I'll take your word for it. Just telling you how it looks to me). Ok, so how would I improve it? This one had a lot of potential from the beginning but you missed THE opportunity, in my opinion. I love the group of oystercatchers. It reminds me of a group of black skimmers I shot in Cape May. Both are black birds with orange bills. My main complaint is that you shot them from behind. I would have worked around to the left to get them more in profile. The shot would have been similar. A group of birds with some (in the front) in sharp focus, and the remaining flock OOF. Hard to work a skittish flock of birds? Of course, but possible by keeping a low profile and crawling on your belly. Yes, I know this isn't meant to be a "typical" bird picture. But, the birds in better profile and focus, yet still with the swirling snow and rocky beachscape, would have been THE killer shot. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
