Critique Style Requested: Standard
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Description
I caught this female western bluebird taking a bath out on our deck in some 100 degree weather. I bet it felt good.
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I cropped this in such a way as to capture some droplets. Does it cause the overall look to be… lopsided?
Technical Details
Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/3200th, f 9.0, 615mm, ISO 10,000, cropped to 3135 x 2447.
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Hi Dave, I like all the water splashing around and that totally wet bird is something else. I like this composition. I could see trying another version cropping from the bottom just eliminating the brown rail. Head of the bird looks just slightly soft to me. A very fun image.
Bluebirds do love their baths, Dave. This one looks like she’s really enjoying it. I like Allen’s suggestion for a crop. I’m not sure why the head looks slightly soft-your shooting specs would indicate that it should be fine. I have noticed on my Sonys that the Eye AF sometimes picks up on water reflections, so if you were using that feature, it might have grabbed a nearby water drop.
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I didn’t divulge it but this was shot thru glass from our dining room. I knew if I eased it open for a cleaner shot it would’ve surely split.
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Also probably cooler that way!
Fun catch, but contrast and saturation are high for my taste, although the BG is lovely. It feels like it needs a bit of CW rotation. Nice IQ for being shot through a door.
Hi Dave
This is just a lot of fun to view. The Bluebird is having fun, I have fun with the water droplets. ( I can remember blowup pools and the kids have as much fun as this BlueBird)
Peter
