Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
Image made at the Port Royal Rookery First light
Specific Feedback
Not sure about the crop
Always fighting white birds blowing out
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White birds are always tough, Steve, especially against a very dark background like this one. I’m a big fan of shadow/highlight sliders in raw processors for white birds-you can do a lot to tweak them. While the tonality in this isn’t what I would normally try to achieve in processing one of these,it reminds me very strongly of 18th/19th century paintings of egrets and makes for a successful image on that basis.
Hi Steve
I agree with Dennis “reminds me very strongly of 18th/19th century paintings of egrets and makes for a successful image on that basis.”
Nice work.
Peter
A very nice portrait. The whites seem under control, but just barely. It is certainly artist’s choice to go high contrast, but this feels like a scene that is naturally just a bit softer. I like that there is some detail in the BG. The composition is uncomfortably tight on the right and bottom. Room is needed for the “virtual feet.” Even after that, I think it’s going to feel like there is too much on the left where not enough is happening.
I initially viewed this with a bright light shining on the screen and I thought the background was entirely black and I liked that effect. I’m not sure the background adds to the image, especially the blue seems out of place. I think the whites look good and the image makes for a fine portrait. Diane’s suggestions on cropping would be worth playing around with. As others have said, this is a rather artistic image. Nice job.
