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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Butch. Getting penguins of any kind diving off of ice is always a goal. When it's near shore like this, there's always stuff going on in the background, and we were in a good position for the direction of the light. As I mentioned, the action lasted for 6 seconds so no opportunity to change anything. |
Apr 1st |
0 comments - 1 reply for Group 67
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| 91 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
The colorful beak of puffins is "breeding plumage". They shed the colorful outer layer and are dull like this in non-breeding season.
This had to have been very hard to see. Sad that so many are affected by the storms.
You've done a really nice job of capturing it. I like your framing, putting it low with the expanse behind the bird. The eye looks dull, befitting its sad situation. For me there's plenty of detail in the black feathers. |
Apr 16th |
| 91 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
That colony has grown a lot since I was there 15 years ago! It is so special to get to see the younger chicks in that colony. This is a very sweet story with the little one getting fed and the other parent looking on. Nicely cropped / framed.
For me, the edited version has been lightened too much and looks "crunchy" and not natural. I'd just lighten the face of the adults and leave the rest (mostly) as is. The Group 72 image is just right, in that respect.
This is such a special image and memory. Glad to know the colony is doing well. |
Apr 16th |
| 91 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Beautiful pose and diagonal line captured. The softness makes this a very pretty image and I can see why it makes a good note card. For me this is too tight in the frame on the top and bottom. It probably works quite well on the card, but for other uses I'd give it more breathing room. |
Apr 16th |
| 91 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Classic Bosque Crane! The light is beautiful on it, and not much is hidden in shadow which is nice. The background colors are a nice setting for the gray bird. There's some detail to make it interesting, but not so much it takes your attention from the bird.
I always go back and forth on flight shots as to whether the wing tips need to be tack sharp or not. In general I think that having a bit of blur at the tips like this adds to the sense of movement, so I like this.
I'd also tone down the brightest bits at the "wingpit" just a little.
Very pretty shot. |
Apr 16th |
| 91 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Brown pelicans in breeding plumage are quite colorful, and you've done a nice job of bringing out those colors.
Nice eye contact engages the viewer. The wing pose lets us see both under and upper sides, and I like that the tail is visible behind the near wing as well.
Lots of light is definitely helpful with flight shots! |
Apr 16th |
| 91 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Because this was pretty small in the frame, even if sharp, there are fewer pixels on the subject to keep the detail if it's upscaled / cropped too much. I've tried Topaz for upscaling but often I'm unhappy with the results on birds and wildlife, it just doesn't do justice to the detail.
Anyway, I can crop in a bit more on this for web use, so I did that and darkened the sky a bit.
I also prefer to have more negative space in many of my images, just a matter of personal preference on that. |
Apr 9th |
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5 comments - 1 reply for Group 91
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