Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
I got this moment of an American robin taking off. Unfortunately, it was flying thru a large shadow but I thought the “spread eagle” pose made it worth keeping.
Does the cropping work?
Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/3200th, f 9.0, 350mm ISO 2500, cropped to 4436 x 3493
The crop works well and the bird is nice and sharp, Dave. Your shutter speed did a great job of stopping the wings. I don’t have any problem with the shadows, but you need to train it to give you a slightly better head turn. Were you using that pre-capture feature to get this?
No, this was taken before I knew I had that pre-capture ability. I just got lucky.
Really nice take off pose Dave. I like the full spread on the tail and wings.
I always get too excited when a bird takes flight so I compliment the focus in this image, not a feather out of place:) I have no improvements to suggest. Striking composition, colour, and subject lighting.
