Agreed, a huge improvement! Cheers, frank
"Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote: >I think the "reframing" is a significant improvement. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 2:52 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 11:44:25PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: >>> Tue Dec 24 15:11:13 EST 2013 >>> Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> > On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 03:06:22PM -0500, Ken Waller wrote: >>> > > I much prefer the second or sixth image. With the second I'd >want to >>> > > see him looking into the frame instead of out of it - you have a >>> > > good pose and a catchlight in the eye in both the second and the >>> > > sixth. >>> > >>> > Thanks for the feedback. Even at 500mm there was a lot of extra >>> > room in the frame so I just centered the bird and used the center >>> > autofocus point then did my composition when I cropped, so I can >>> > easily recompose with the bird further to the right in the frame. >>> >>> I guess, what Ken is talking about is not the framing but rather how >>> the head is turned. I agree with that. >> >> I can't go back and change the head, but here is a reframing of it: >> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/11543308935/ >> original: >> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/11526991656 >> >> >>> >>> I like LRC10100 the most. >>> I think that one is what Ken referred to as "the second image". >>> The "sixth" (10107) is just a bit too much straight, it needs >>> just a bit more turn of the head. >> >> I'm afraid that that isn't something I can do anything about. >> >> Today, I was prepared to go back out with bigma and monopod. Before >> lunch, on my way to the lab, the birds were out in force. >> In the afternoon, when I had time to shoot, waiting for the >installation >> program to finish, they were gone, nary a sparrow to be seen. >> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> PS. Regarding the "model": >>> In some countries, sparrows are a nuisance, pretty much like pigeons >>> at a city square. I know, I also like taking photos of something >that >>> "normal" people consider as nuisance at best, or ugly and gross >>> otherwise. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] >http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

