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Matej Maceas
{K:24381} 1/9/2005
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A good chance to get closer might present itself if you hang around a bird-table in your local park, or maybe put some birdseed on your window-sill. There are some bird photographers here at Usefilm (Leslie Cohelan, for example), so if this is an area of photography that you find interesting, try asking them about the techniques they use.
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Tamara N
{K:2617} 1/9/2005
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Thanks for your suggestions Matej. Sorry I'm always so slow to respond!
Replying to what you've said:
1) The out of focus branch was distracting, you've done well to crop it off.
Good. Looking back on this again, I still think the crop is better. I'm glad people mentioned this!
2) The photo is underexposed, this can be mitigated to some extent in software such as PS, but next time if you aim the camera towards bright objects such as the sky, make sure to set exposure compensation to overexpose by 1-2 stops (depends on the brightness) as compared to what the camera's lightmeter is suggesting, otherwise you'll end up with a photo that's too dark.
Excellent suggestion. I'm still learning, so of course overexposing never really occurred to me, but I do understand why you've said this and I'll definitely make sure to do it next time.
3) The bird is facing away from you, you don't have a very clear view of it so it gets lost in the surroundings, you'd do best to reshoot this photo and try to get in closer next time.
Oh, I would have loved to get in closer, but I was working with a 7x zoom from the sidewalk AND this is already a tiny crop from a much larger original. It did actually occur to me to climb the tree, but then I thought better of it. ;)
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Matej Maceas
{K:24381} 1/3/2005
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1) The out of focus branch was distracting, you've done well to crop it off.
2) The photo is underexposed, this can be mitigated to some extent in software such as PS, but next time if you aim the camera towards bright objects such as the sky, make sure to set exposure compensation to overexpose by 1-2 stops (depends on the brightness) as compared to what the camera's lightmeter is suggesting, otherwise you'll end up with a photo that's too dark.
3) The bird is facing away from you, you don't have a very clear view of it so it gets lost in the surroundings, you'd do best to reshoot this photo and try to get in closer next time.
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Guy Dube
{K:6932} 12/27/2004
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Very nice picture Tamara, good catch, nice colors.
Best regards
Guy
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ISMAEL MARCOS
{K:10535} 12/23/2004
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LA VERDAD ES QUE ES UNA IMAGEN PRECIOSA.
ADORO LOS PÁJAROS, ADEMÁS.
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nahum rodriguez
{K:3} 12/23/2004
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muy buena foto, foco e iluminacion muy buena.felicidades.
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 12/22/2004
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Just signed on and see you hit the main page with this beautiful little bird. I like it both ways, as I agree with your thoughts about the depth. But I do favor the cropped version. Congrats! T.
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 12/22/2004
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so wonderful tamara-
A beautiful photography, tamara, also today your comment in main-page!
But the eč photography of a big simplicity with the lower perfect cardinal there in means and the "third" of the photography.
See you soon.
roby
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Uyen
{K:878} 12/22/2004
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Hi Tamara, I like the cropped version a lot better. The cardinal is more prominent in that one, and it's a very sweet image. In the original, I feel like he's a bit lost, and that the out of focus branch added distraction rather than depth.
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Tamara N
{K:2617} 12/22/2004
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Thanks for your comment Toni. I think you're absolutely right. I had considered that originally, but thought that the out of focus branch would add depth. But when I scrolled down and hid the top of the picture, I had to admit that you're right that it would be better without it!
I've attached a cropped version. What do you think? Better?
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 12/22/2004
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This is beautiful. I love the little red bird and his position in the stark branches against the blue sky. One small suggestion...the out-of-focus branch at the top distracts me, and I wonder if this wouldn't be even more enjoyable if it were cropped lower (about half way down), creating a landscape image of the bird instead. I tried scrolling to see it that way and I like it a lot. T.
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CAGATAY ATASAGUN
{K:21564} 12/22/2004
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Dear Tamara,
I liked winter cardinal it is a good composition.. Congratulations and good luck for your next shot.
CAgatay
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