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2 Mar 21 Reply Thanks. I first learnt about capturing "story" from the Australian Wildlife photographer, Roy Killen, who was here visiting the PSA HQ a year or so ago. He sets up so that his index finger is on the aperture control dial so that he can readily increase DOF. In this case it was a case of zooming out as well; but as you can tell it was a fast-moving scene with rapid changes in the lead pelicans. Mar 18th
2 Mar 21 Comment Thanks for a great image and lesson in recovery. I agree about the lines and subtle but obvious subject interaction. I think the shutter-speed of 1/60th is interesting because it captured movement with the right hand fingers in contrast to the left hand steadying the guitar. The focal point on the left hand is interesting in view of the hype about eye-focus these days. Mar 16th
2 Mar 21 Comment My first impression is the bleak and cold feeling of the image with some nice diagonals in the center that are supported by the in-focus blossoms. I would crop out even more of the left making the most in-focus blossom central. You could also argue that f/8.0 was was not sufficient since you had enough shutter speed in reserve.
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2 Mar 21 Comment Excellent image and framing choice so difficult to to be critical. I think you have effectively focused on the center of the rose placed it at the upper third line and allowed gentle fading to the outer petals. I would question whether the budding rose on the left could be desaturated to reduce its competing effect. Mar 16th
2 Mar 21 Comment This is an interesting find where the mother egret has made use of a man-made structure to build a nest, and you show the mother's eye as being in a nurturing pose. Moving to your left as Martin suggested, and raising the camera, might have revealed the chick's eye as well as more of the mother's tail feathers.
It would be good to know if your shutter speed could have been increased to enhance sharpness. 		Mar 16th
2 Mar 21 Comment Thanks for a great lesson in technique with a very nice result especially within the bubble and all at f/36! The froth at the base seems slightly distracting and out of focus but it seems a fast-moving situation at that shutter-speed, so would modifying the base of the bubble with a layer be an option? Mar 16th
2 Mar 21 Reply Thanks for your comment. I had considered the rule of three but felt I would leave all four as contributing to the intensity of the hunt. The other consideration was entry for club nature divisions where cropping through the front bird might have reduced the score. I think this is a typical challenge when feeding flamingos are in tight fast-moving groups. Mar 16th
2 Mar 21 Reply Thanks for your comment. I don't recall where I had my focal point at that frame during the burst and the lead position was changing quickly so perhaps f/8.0 was not enough depth of field. Mar 16th
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