Emptiness

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The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive

About This Image

The Baya weavers have arrived, and the colony was in chaos. Isolating was not easy, and shooting upwards into a cloudy sky. Recalibrated the exposure and DOF after dozens and dozens of missed shots. Horizontal frame cropped vertical.

Balan Vinod

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Technical Details

Camera: Canon EOS R7
Lens: EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Focal length: 400mm
Shutter speed: 1/4000s
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 800

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Balan: I’m not a bird guy but this is a striking image IMO. Good effort nicely rewarded. >=))>

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What Bill said - this is striking!

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Hi Balan, Agree with the other comments above. A striking image. Great to have sharpness on both the bird’s body and the nest. Well composed too to give a sense of dimension.

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Hi Balan,
Well, this is making me comment on two bird images in one day. Love the empty space and the sense of movement and distance.

I’d love to know more about the species. And this nest: I’m disoriented! Is the nest upside down and that’s how they weave it? Is the image rotated?

Very cool!
ML

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I am not, as a rule, a bird guy. I do not, generally, like subjects centered.

I do, however, adore appropriate sharpness, motion, pose, composition, contrast, detail, super palettes, and a good story.

Which is, for me, absolutely in abundance here. I am an absolute fan of this image. So strong, so focused, so complete.

Really successful. Well seen, well done.

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Hi Balan, my eyes have been caught on the vignette by the white background. Open the post, look at the image and really love it. Getting sharpnesss on both eye and nest is making the image well down. I can imagine how difficult it was to get the timing right for the bird in the right position and the wings open. I feel I don’t see enough of the nest in the composition, but in the same time make me ask about what it is and what the bird is doing? I don’t know if it was your intent, if yes, well done.

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A superb job on this image, Balan. At first glance, it looks as if the bird is rather small in the frame, but when opened and viewed properly it fits perfectly. Very well done.

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Many thanks to all of you for you kind words.

This the Baya Weaver trying to enter its nest. Will post some more images in the coming days of the baya weaver

nests.

@Marylynne_Diggs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baya_weaver

They enter the nest from the bottom, as they compartments inside,

Shooting with 400 mm and a thin dof, at that distance, the nest could sway a little.

@arnaud yes my intention was to create a sense of mystery, though i had tried to make a few frames which includes the complete nest.

May thanks again

Balan Vinod

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I missed this, but glad I caught it now. It’s really original and interesting. Why not put the watermark along the bottom? Very well done, Balan.