Greetings from the Critique Club!
An absolutely lovely shot of a soaring redtail, with great light on it and spot-on exposure, plenty of nice punchy blue sky all around it so composition isn't a problem, razor-sharp detail in the bird itself, which is making eye contact with the camera...so why didn't it do better? And only score in the low 5s?
*scratching head*
All I can think is that, as Hidden Gems are basically just free-for-all free studies, with everyone pulling out the stops, that subject matter like a simple, perfect, basically untouched (in terms of pp) shot of a soaring hawk just literally gets overlooked. Had the hawk been coming in for a landing or takeoff, fighting another hawk for some food or perhaps just standing in a silly pose on a fencepost while it preened, it may have done better. Also, as it's just a shot of bird and sky, there is little else going on to look at, so once you see the hawk, that's pretty much it.
Still, this is a really good shot, so don't give up! Please keep shooting BIFs and enjoying that nice big lens and all it can do.
Susan |
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