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Sam Graziano III
{K:14064} 1/30/2007
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Doyle,
I can always count on You to give me a detailed Critique. Your insight is always helpfull in these situations. I Agree with you about the place ment and love the image you suggested.
I have since Rotated and delt with that problematic spot. I am really glad that we have Photographers like yourself who have the uncanny ability to get across exactly what they are trying to.
Keep up the awesome critiques.
My Best Regards
Sam III
PS
The only reason I Left him in that position and the Negitive space on the right was to give him somewhere to fly to instead of looking like he was going to fly into a wall.
But what you did to him and AWESOME! I went with your suggestion.
Thanks again my friend.
Sam G
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/30/2007
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Hello Sam!!
Well . . . I must say I love Birds of Prey and they always seem to make great subjects. The light is relatively good and it sounds like you had an experience that was memorable enough that this photo will be a great keepsake. I like the light coming through the tailfeathers like that and while it may not be the same quality Marcus (with his National Geographic skill and years of experience) manages to do routinely . . . I think it's an awesome shot . . . apparently that 200mm lens is pretty quick, huh? While Terry seems correct, I'm not really that bothered since the patterns and feathers are the true stars of this show . . .
I do find the composition a tad bit static . . . although I realize this bad boy is flying INTO the shot and it's supposed to. Still . . . the up and down arrangement of the bird along the wingspan intersected by the bird's body sets them both dead ceter on the horizontal plane. Vertically filling in the 1st third of the panel and leaving 2/3 of the composition more or less empty.
Ok . . . It's a CC and it's you or I wouldn't mention this . . . since it's still a really good shot (Boy - talk about the shoe being on the other foot)! But, I would seriously consider rotating the image to snag some diagonal lines. He's in the sky and there's no orientation to ground him so you have full 'free-flip' priveleges! (I've taken the liberty of illustrating what I'm trying to suggest with the attached uploaded image). Also, I have circled a problematic and needlessly distracting spot that should be very easy to deal with.
This is pretty good stuff Sam . . . and difficult too! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Sam Graziano III
{K:14064} 1/30/2007
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Terry, Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate all that I get.
I Thought about a tighter crop, but when I looked at it with the way the Hawk is facing, It would have looked as if he was going to run into a wall. I think that having a bit of Negitive space on the Right side gives the feeling that he has somewhere to go.
My Best Regards
Sam Graziano III
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Joe Brown
{K:23213} 1/30/2007
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Great shot. Beautiful detail in the birds feathers.
Regards.
Joe
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j esford
{K:13518} 1/30/2007
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I think this is a supershot Sam! -john
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Terry Osborne
{K:2059} 1/30/2007
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Nice shot. The head must have been moving as the top of the head seems to have a soft edge whereas the leading edge of the wings appears nice and sharp, it must have been moving quickly for 1/1000th shutter is very very quick. The framing is good but maybe a tighter crop might work better. But all said those are really minor points, very well done.
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David Rodriguez
{K:11965} 1/30/2007
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Good photo, the definition and center DOF is very good. The light in the tail of the bird is incredible. Good work.
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 1/30/2007
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Amazing shot you got of him! Great clarity and colours. It´s always something special having encounters with wildlife.
Best wishes
Annemette
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