Telltale
by bongo

Comment by Bud:
Ok, I give it it a 10. I love the shot, except for the grain is a bit overwhelming. Of course, maybe you were trying for the grainy look. Still a favorite from me:)

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by JunieMoon:
Some people use grain as a creative tool. I saw a lot of grain in this one. Did you shoot in RAW? My camera has a TIFF setting, and I notice when I shoot at TIFF, the compression leaves way to much grain. It is because the file is so large, that it can't handle such compression, but when enlarged to poster size it looks really awesome. Try using smaller files for these challenges if you can, because it helps to clear up alot of noise and grain.

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by Balko:
I have been trying to get one of these forever!

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by Rgarcia:
Nice shot! A little noisy though... You might want to try Neat Image. 9

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by hopelessoptimist:
That's timing! Under that lighting I can see why the image is so grainy.

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by ergo:
nice timing. maybe a closer crop would be great. the noise, for once (I usually like grain) detracts from the overall quality, i feel. 7 for the timing.

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by CLarson557:
Very nice stop action on the rain drop. The grain in the picture is distracting, though.

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by digitalknight:
this is s beautiful shot, I like the composition, the noise is unfortunate, but easily solved - very elegant interpretation of the challenge - 7

Telltale
by bongo

Comment by Goldwing_ed:
a lot of noise, but i like the shot

Double Span
by bongo

Comment by bongo:
This was taken with a 50 to 200mm zoom. The wind was blowing. The reed this guy was resting on was waving to and fro. I had to lean back and forth with it to keep it in the d.o.f. range.
Considering that there was no macro equipment used, the circumstances were less than favourable...I'm delighted with the result.
Had to make a lot of adjustments to pull the shot off.

INCLUDING...Going back to the same place 3days in a row waiting for this guy to show up where I found he usually roosts

Message edited by author 2005-07-11 00:14:50.