The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
I was photographing a Northern Lapwing, that was looking for food at the transition of water and land. Suddenly a little movement in the vegetation caught my eye and I saw a chicken. They leave the nest immediately after hatching and must find their own meals, mostly insects in the vegetation. This is the only image that I could make with a more or less unobstructed view at the chicken. It rapidly disappeared between the grasses and weeds and while I continued to follow the parents for maybe 45 minutes, I couldn’t find the chicken again. The parents stayed alert, warning the chicken for any threat. Herons were chased away agressively.
Specific Feedback
I like to show animals in their habitat. What is your opinion about the aesthetic value of the images?
The image of the chicken probably isn’t anything special on its own, but I think that together they tell the story.
Technical Details
Pentax K3 Mk. III, Pentax 150-450 @450mm. Cropped.
First image: ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/3200s.
Second image: ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/1250s.
Few corrections in post-processing.
Great captures. I’d crop the top one from the top and get rid of the blurred leaves. I think they are distracting attention away from the bird. Then I might crop the rest of the picture a little bit more, focusing on the bird but without losing sight of its environment. I might also reduce the shadows around the eye and face just a tad.
The little chicken is cute. I think the decision about cropping that would be up to you. Uncropped, the story is how small the little bird is in its environment and about what the terrain it needs to navigate to find its meals. Cropping would put more focus on the bird itself and its features.
Excellent job on both of these, Han. I do like the way they play together. I see what @canan is getting at with the darker oof leaves as they do tend to pull my eye. An alternative would be to fade them a bit if you want to keep the Lapwing small in the frame. I like the chick (that’s the English work for a young bird) image as presented.
Thank you @canan and @Dennis_Plank for your comments.
I’ll fade the OOF dark, reflected vegetation a bit, you two have a point.
I don’t like to crop, I prefer to keef the lapwing small in the image.
And thanks @Dennis_Plank for the correction, this community not only enhances my photography, but my knowledge of English as well . Also appreciated!
. Also appreciated!