Activity for User 150 - Sharon Prislipsky - sharp71909@gmail.com

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52 Feb 25 Reply I appreciate your comments - and your encouragment - Tom. We have had a tough winter in Central Arkansas and i have not had much oportunity for bird photography. Maybe Florida next year. Feb 18th
52 Feb 25 Reply Yes, I think that helps. Somewhere I learned that green is the easiest color for the human eye to detect so I always lower the green saturation and luminence to make it less distrating. Feb 14th
52 Feb 25 Reply Yes, I ways use manual for birds. Metereing was center weighted. Back button auto focus, AI Servo with animal eye setting. Feb 14th
52 Feb 25 Comment I think this is a strong nature story and masterful post processing. For me the branch is a strong leading line and takes me directly to that stunning eye which is sharp and life-like. I like your bias toward low key images, but personally I would like to see the shadows on the under side of the Anhinga opened up a bit to reveal at least a little detail. this is another beautiful image from you...you must have quite a portfolio. Feb 12th
52 Feb 25 Comment Judith, congratualtions on capturing a nice portrait of this Red tail hawk. I have read the previous comments and am in agreement with them, so will not repeat. There are a lot of good tutorials on dodging an burning in PS - it really is not difficult to master. I am wondering what type of metering you used here. I am guessing it may have been evaluative, as that is the default setting. I have found that for birds againast a bright sky center weighted metering gives me better results. It puts the most emphasis on the center of the frame. The reason it works for this type of capture is that you want the exposure to biased toward the bird but also take the background somewhat into account. Feb 12th
52 Feb 25 Comment You have captured a decisive moment. It is easy for me to see the nature story you are telling. You had quite a challenge with the harshness of the light. I am thinking that you did not need such a high ISO in that situation. I understand that you had to open up the shadows on the bull seal, but it looks to me as though you did this with a global adjustment. You might consider going back to the original and doing some targeted dodging and burning in PS. I like the crop you made. The eyes of both seals appear to be sharp. Good job capturing this hand held. Feb 12th
52 Feb 25 Comment I think this image is strong primarily for two reasons: 1.) the warm side light is beautiful and brings out the texture of the feathers, and 2.) the elements form a triangle which I believe creates a very stong composition. The background is complementary and free from distractions. I agree with the others that incrasing the exposure a bit would improve the image. Nice work. Feb 12th
52 Feb 25 Comment Welcome back to Group 52, Tom. I think this is another of the great nature stories you typlically capture. I appreciate your adherence to the reality of the scene and doing minimal post processing. The Nature Division allows minor adjustment in exposure, so I am thinking you might take this down about a half a stop and still meet the definition. I agree with Judith about the green, but I think a simple decrease in green liminance might do the trick. To me it is a strong image and should do well in Nature competitions. Feb 12th
52 Feb 25 Comment I think you captured a good nature story in this image. Technically, it looks to me like your exposure and focus were spot on. I am not sure about the square crop, however. To me this seems to work better as a portrait orientation with less space behind the heron than you currently have, and allowing some space in front of the subject. I lke the tonality and the colors are complementary in my opinon. Feb 12th
52 Feb 25 Reply Your comment made me smile. I like the idea of the fairytale. Thank you. Feb 11th
52 Feb 25 Reply Thanks, Mike. I saw that the lines more or less created a golden spiral, which of course could go in either direction. But it felt more natural and organiz to me this way. Feb 6th
52 Feb 25 Reply Honestly, Pam, my decision to flip it was more of a "gut" reaction or feeling than any adherence to rules of composiiton. I was thinking about the Golden Spiral which entails an arc that connects opposite corners and to me it just seemed flow in that direction. Feb 6th
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