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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Adrian! |
May 24th |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Bruce - I like your version very much! |
May 22nd |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Adrian - Another "Wow image!" I love photos that capture behavior like this. I never would have imagined that hummingbirds used bits of rope as nesting material, but there it is - good to know. I'm a little surprised that 1/1,600 was fast enough, but it clearly was. Great capture! |
May 9th |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Maria - Nice capture. Robins pulling worms out of the ground is one of my favorite subjects and this Robin sure got a big juicy one. I like the photo a lot, but my one comment would be to consider backing off on the sharpness a bit. The top of the Robin's head has that "potentially too much sharpening" look to it. Also, how did Original 2 figure into this? |
May 9th |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Karen - Welcome to Group 72! I've never seen a whooping crane and love this photo! This is being super-picky about a beautiful photo, but seems like the eye of the upper crane is more sharply focused than that of the lower. Going from f5.6 to something narrower, e.g., f8, might have given a little more depth of field and had both eyes sharp. That's something I often think to myself about my own photographs after it's too late. |
May 9th |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Isaac - I do prefer the recropped version |
May 4th |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Isaac - Thanks for your comments. Actually, I wasn't trying to avoid the aquatic plants. Rather, for better or worse, most people who view my images do so on their phones and I wanted a phone-viewer to clearly see the talons, eyes and beak. On a larger monitor or print, I would absolutely prefer your crop. I've been wondering lately if I should make two versions of my favorite images: one for phones and another for larger displays. Any thoughts you may have about this would be much appreciated. |
May 4th |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Maria - This is a gorgeous image! I love what you did with the post processing. I never would have thought to darken the background so much, but it looks terrific! I'll have to keep that technique in mind for myself going forward. The coloring of the horsefly is exquisite! It's an image that makes me want to continue staring and, as I do, more details (like the spikes on the legs and the reflections on the eye) keep emerging. Fantastic image! |
May 2nd |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Bruce - Fantastic photo! Everything about it works: the long legs, the detail around the eyes and beak, the feathers on the head and neck... The Egret is so beautiful, the fish is almost a distraction, but of course it's great to see that moment of fish-in-beak. Were you standing in the water when you took the photo? |
May 1st |
| 72 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Isaac - Great capture of a great moment! I love seeing the fish blurred through the disturbed water. 1000mm is a lot of reach. Were you using a tripod? If it were possible, I might have considered cropping a little further out on the left so we could see the full extent of the tail feathers. |
May 1st |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 72
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6 comments - 4 replies Total
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