p.2 #1 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
Hi Roberta
It is much easier to make a picture of a bird alone, only bird and BG to perfect
The more you include the more difficult it gets.
You got it perfected for these.
p.2 #4 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
Mike1.6 wrote:
Both images are very good Birdied but number 1 is really good. I love the composition and placement. Thanks for posting them.
Appreciate it Mike, thank you.
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sritri wrote:
These are beautiful Birdie!! Distance works as your framing is spectacular.
Shreeni, thank you.
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905er wrote:
Fantastic, especially like the composition and mood of the first one!
Joseph
Thanks so much Joseph.
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louie champan wrote:
Superb! As I've said before your images are a delight to look at, these are both winners but I think the second one is my favorite.
Thank you very much Louie !!
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dgdg wrote:
These are nice Roberta
I think a close up in #1 would not have a stronger effect. Great comp.
David
Thank you David.
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lighthound wrote:
Beautiful colors and tones Roberta! Very nice work indeed!
Dave
Appreciate it Dave, thank you.
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grendel64 wrote:
The first shot really did it for me. Just beautiful all round.
Glad you like it.
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JR Photo wrote:
Perhaps better than really close , but I bet you have a really close to rival number one.
J. R.
Thanks J.R.
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Bobg657 wrote:
Hi Birdied, I agree number 1 is great, ya think it's green there yet?
Bob
With all the rain we have had, everything is either very green or dying from too much water
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steve_a_reno wrote:
Both terrific. Great exposure and compositions.
Steve, I appreciate it, thank you.
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tjbel05 wrote:
OMG, Love them both! Beautiful!!!
Thank you so very much.
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morris wrote:
I wonder if that heron will get itchy? Possibly that's why it's preening :-}
The first is a stunner Roberta. How big a wall do you have to cover?
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HaJa wrote:
Hi Roberta
It is much easier to make a picture of a bird alone, only bird and BG to perfect
The more you include the more difficult it gets.
You got it perfected for these.
Jarmo
Jarmo, you are very kind, thank you.
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bcutrupi wrote:
Both are very good. My fav is the first pic.
Glad you like it, thanks
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Fisherman wrote:
Beautiful but the 1st is a KILLER!
Much appreciated, thank you
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psharvic wrote:
These are fine work, Birdie. A agree, the 1st is special.
Vic, thanks so very much.
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Rick Joyce wrote:
The first is as though from a lost world, a broodingly beautiful world.
Rick, I really appreciate it, thank you.
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Chris Schlaf wrote:
I really like the over all scene in the first image
Great job on both
p.2 #11 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
These are both excellent. The first has an almost painterly quality to it, taking your eye around the whole scene. The second has an interesting pose and complimentary colors to go with the bird. You planned it that way, right?
p.2 #14 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
What an absolute joy to view these Birdie! The first is to my eye a beautiful and even ethereal picture--what serenity the scene and colors convey!
I like the second too--fantastic opportunity you scooped up there! I am curious about an alternative cropping. The tree looks like it offers some character that really compliments the heron. Any chance you have or tried one with less background green on the left and more of the tree with it's texture and color on the right (even if it moves the heron off-center)?
Great eye on your part. I love the inclusion of the environment--glad you couldn't get closer .
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pinball wrote:
Nicely done
Bill
Thank you very much Bill
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brian_sp wrote:
excellent birdied, love the first one and the mood it sets, calming, relaxing dreamy feel to it
Appreciate it Brian. Glad you liked it.
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reko wrote:
These are both excellent. The first has an almost painterly quality to it, taking your eye around the whole scene. The second has an interesting pose and complimentary colors to go with the bird. You planned it that way, right?
If only we could plan these things Glad you like them.
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MikeMancil wrote:
Wow, both shots are beautiful. No nits from me! ...Mike
Thanks so much Mike. I appreciate it.
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Don George wrote:
Beautiful. Framing on #1 is especially special.
Thank you don.
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wonderer wrote:
What an absolute joy to view these Birdie! The first is to my eye a beautiful and even ethereal picture--what serenity the scene and colors convey!
I like the second too--fantastic opportunity you scooped up there! I am curious about an alternative cropping. The tree looks like it offers some character that really compliments the heron. Any chance you have or tried one with less background green on the left and more of the tree with it's texture and color on the right (even if it moves the heron off-center)?
Great eye on your part. I love the inclusion of the environment--glad you couldn't get closer .
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I do; thanks Birdie! I guess maybe that's one good thing about Poison Ivy--it does offer some interesting colors and I think those leaves and that snag compliment the heron well.
Thanks for posting the alternative version!
--Kim
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p.2 #17 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
nice job on the herons Birdie. I love cattle egrets, but I never get to see them in NJ
p.2 #18 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
Nicely done birdied...
I really like the first two photos here as you've got lovely postures of the birds and just enough environment to offer the viewer as sense of place.
In many ways, it is easier to produce a bird portrait because the images are so direct and in your face. The art is in illustrating all of that beauty in the animal's rightful place... this is a characteristic that is really evident in your second image.
p.2 #19 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
Fine work. I especially like the first. The power of an environmental portrait. Often downplaying the subject, letting it be small in scale, gives it a greater power than the more manicured closeup. A closeup can seem reportorial, a frame that seems photographer dependent, while the larger view can feel more like what I might have seen if I were there. Negative space, though full of great color and detail here, lets your bird breathe.
p.2 #20 · When you Can't Get close -EDITED Added Picture
Getting close often becomes all about 'details' and not as much the whole feeling that a wider view can capture and you really put the emphasis on that in these images.
The rush of rich greens gives a cool and refreshing feeling, the subject is enlightened by the inclusion of the surroundings, makes for great photography and image making, well done Birdie IMO
I prefer this type of images, these are great!
Karl
