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morris wrote:
The first seem a touch dull and soft. the others are all great Mitesh. It is amazing how close you got to the gull

Morris


Thanks for the suggestion, Morris. I played with a few sliders and am posting a rework below.







Jan 09, 2014 at 06:41 PM
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A nice set Mitesh. The day didn't go to waste after all


Jan 09, 2014 at 07:06 PM
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As other have said Mitesh, nice low angle. I like the spotlight of dof on these it really does isolate the birds nicely. I agree with Morris on the first and the rework shows the where the focus lies, a bit up the beak rather than the eye of the bird. I also think the gbh shot composition is rather clumsy, kind of like it was rushed to get the bird to fit in the frame. That said I do like the fish in the air 2 & 3 are very well done. Over all a wonderful set

Tim



Jan 09, 2014 at 07:10 PM
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Tim Kuhn wrote:
As other have said Mitesh, nice low angle. I like the spotlight of dof on these it really does isolate the birds nicely. I agree with Morris on the first and the rework shows the where the focus lies, a bit up the beak rather than the eye of the bird. I also think the gbh shot composition is rather clumsy, kind of like it was rushed to get the bird to fit in the frame. That said I do like the fish in the air 2 & 3 are very well done. Over all a wonderful set
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Thanks, Tim. Appreciate the feedback on the GBH composition. For reference purposes, here is the original frame. I saw the GBH fishing along the opposite side of a small creek, down an embankment. I picked a spot in some tall brush and waited for it to approach. Couldn't change FL, and I felt like if I moved, I would have spooked him. All that said, if this was your shot, is there a different crop that you would have gone with, or in your opinion, does the original composition just not leave much to work with?





Original, uncropped







Cropped version that is posted in the OP (re-posted here to make it easier to compare)




Jan 09, 2014 at 07:28 PM
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mrcolin2u wrote:
A nice set Mitesh. The day didn't go to waste after all


Hi Colin, no, it didn't go to waste- in fact, it turned out rather nicely!



Jan 09, 2014 at 07:31 PM
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A very nice set Mitesh. I like them all. Did you hear anything on the Snowy that was in that area?

Ron



Jan 09, 2014 at 08:04 PM
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surfnron wrote:
A very nice set Mitesh. I like them all. Did you hear anything on the Snowy that was in that area?

Ron


Hi Ron- I looked around the "hook" area in Tom's Cove for about 3 hours, but no sightings.



Jan 09, 2014 at 08:14 PM
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Super set Mitesh. The dunlin is my fave of the group.


Jan 09, 2014 at 08:52 PM
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Hi Mitesh, I messed around with the image a bunch in PS trying different crops and such but I'm having a difficult time with it. I don't know, maybe it's just me but the angle is odd and somehow looks unnatural I realize that there isn't anything unnatural about it, don't get me wrong. I'm sorry, I realize that may not be the answer you wanted to hear.

Tim



Jan 09, 2014 at 09:07 PM
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KCollett wrote:
Super set Mitesh. The dunlin is my fave of the group.


Thank you, Ken!



Jan 09, 2014 at 09:25 PM
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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Hi Mitesh, I messed around with the image a bunch in PS trying different crops and such but I'm having a difficult time with it. I don't know, maybe it's just me but the angle is odd and somehow looks unnatural I realize that there isn't anything unnatural about it, don't get me wrong. I'm sorry, I realize that may not be the answer you wanted to hear.

Tim


No worries, Tim- appreciate the effort and willingness to help



Jan 09, 2014 at 09:25 PM
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The last two shots are the best. Especially getting that shot on the last one.


Jan 09, 2014 at 10:23 PM
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Really love the great eye level perspective, and your post work of contrast and color looks very good to me.
1. Comp looks good... overall image looks surprisingly soft for f/8
2. DOF/Detail looks terrific... as far as comp I would be tempted to crop out OOF foreground right above your trademark.
3. DOF/detail looks great... feet are too close to the bottom for my taste, add some and it's really nice. Love the BG.
4. Very cool close-up comp... I like it.
5. Love the comp of Tiny Snack... but the DOF is too shallow IMHO because the eye is a little too soft.
Always good to try new things Mitesh, these are wonderful shots.

Kirk



Jan 09, 2014 at 10:46 PM
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#1 is a bit soft
#2 is like magically great!
#3 nice stout little character
#4 rather cool shot!
#5 Sweeeeet!

Karl



Jan 09, 2014 at 10:56 PM
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CMOats wrote:
The last two shots are the best. Especially getting that shot on the last one.


Thank you, CM!



Jan 10, 2014 at 09:37 AM
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KirkB wrote:
Really love the great eye level perspective, and your post work of contrast and color looks very good to me.
1. Comp looks good... overall image looks surprisingly soft for f/8
2. DOF/Detail looks terrific... as far as comp I would be tempted to crop out OOF foreground right above your trademark.
3. DOF/detail looks great... feet are too close to the bottom for my taste, add some and it's really nice. Love the BG.
4. Very cool close-up comp... I like it.
5. Love the comp of Tiny Snack... but the DOF is too shallow IMHO because the eye is a little too
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Hi Kirk, many thanks for the individual image critiques! Always appreciate feedback on what others see that I might have missed or not considered!



Jan 10, 2014 at 09:39 AM
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Karl Witt wrote:
#1 is a bit soft
#2 is like magically great!
#3 nice stout little character
#4 rather cool shot!
#5 Sweeeeet!

Karl


You da man, Karl, thanks!



Jan 10, 2014 at 09:39 AM
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Super shots Mitesh, well done
David



Jan 10, 2014 at 04:34 PM
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I love these shorebirds Mitesh! I love your low camera angle on these. The first three look very good to me , showing nice separation from the background. The last 2 are really nice close ups and I just love the GBH with its snack. Great job on all of these.

Birdie



Jan 10, 2014 at 04:38 PM
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