Critique Style Requested: In-depth
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Self Critique
Panning capture of Gull flying backed by breaking surf
Creative direction
Slow shutter to give sense of motion through blurring of birds wings and surf
Specific Feedback
Impact, crop and overall impact/effectiveness
Technical Details
Panning shot. SS 1/25 sec, f/9 at 200mm
Description
Taken from bluffs above Crystal Cove Sate Park in Southern California. Wanted to capture flight of a bird with crashing surf as a background. Specifically wanted a panning shot to blur the wings of the bird and soften the surf
2 Likes
Well done, Ted. I like this a lot. Good sense of motion. A pleasing color palette. Good job on panning to get the head sharp and the wings blurred.
I love what your panning did for the surf background, Ted. I like the gull as well, but I do find myself a little bothered by the way the pan of the near wing puts that curve over the face of the gull. I don’t know why it bothers me, but it does. I think your setting were about perfect for the conditions and to get the right amount of blur.
Great comment and I honestly hadn’t noticed that before.
Really nice treatment of the surf in this image which adds another point of interest with the bird. I like the subject placement in the frame. I can appreciate Dennis’ comment on the blur over the face. I still find this a quite well done image with significant impact.
