Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
This one goes back almost a month which is about the last time I’ve managed to get out. I was out on our local prairie preserve to prepare for an event and went early enough to do some driving around. A pair of Ospreys had decided a power pole at the entrance to the preserve would be a good place to build a nest (despite having 5 empty nest platforms on the preserve). I checked it on the way in and didn’t see them present, but driving down the perimeter road there was one on this old snag in the distance. I liked the shape of the snag and the light, so I decided to keep the bird small in the frame.
Specific Feedback
When I processed this, I considered removing the branches coming in on the lower left that don’t support the bird, but to me they felt like they helped balance the image. I’d be interesting in how others react to them.
Technical Details
Sony A1, FE 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, I can’t recall how I supported the camera-either from the truck window or with a monopod. F/9, 1/2000, iso 2000, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 4544x3895. Taken May 9th at 7:19 AM.