City - Masai Mara Game Reserve State - Country - Kenya
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ubject: Wattled Plover (the southern African name) or African Wattled Lapwing (the East African name) Location: Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya Date: 22 Feb 2005 Capture: Canon EOS-1D Mk II, EF 500 f4L IS with EF 1.4x II, 1/750, f8, ISO 200 (The teleconverter was ?permanently attached? to the body to keep dust out when changing between the 120-300 and 500.)
OK, thanks Mike. Because I was shooting with a fixed focal length, and the only way to "zoom back" would have been to have our driver move the Land Rover, I was pretty much stuck at that "zoom." Therefore, that's why it's framed like it is. Plus, I still like the framing/zoom, and wouldn't have tried to "zoom out" even if I could have. Thanks for your input though.
I'll try again, :) When the shot was composed, before the shutter release, what you should have done is given more space on the left and keeping your space on the right. It would mean backing off abit on the zoom, but retaining the tones etc. Is this a little clearer? :) :)
Thanks Mike. I'll agree that the head of the bird is certainly centered. But, the center of the bird (the point midway between the head and the tail) is closer to the 1/3 point, and if I had shifted the bird more to the right, then the tail would have been too close to the edge for my taste.
Excelent shot and well done on the details. I think maybe just a little more space on the left would complete the composition as it looks almost centered. Excelent work.
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