Fall Colour on a Misty Mountain
by david_c

Comment by nibbles:
wow,beautiful colours

Fall Colour on a Misty Mountain
by david_c

Comment by sulamk:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background good,
Technical: Focus, Exposure: good, nice timing,
Appeal:technically good, lovely soft colour, but no focal point

Total Averaged Rating 6.

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by Rosacalaca:
Great close up..beautiful bird

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by CNovack:
Wow, I love how you caught the regal poise of this bald eagle. Sharpness and details especially on the textures of the neck feathers are spectacular! The main problem with this emulating the original is the background. It doesn't appear to have a natural blue sky/green tree background setting that the original appears to have. A zoo shot (which is what I think this may be) tends to be difficult in showcasing the beauty of an animal in it's natural surroundings. I know that you most likely are not able to get this majestic bird without the stone building backdrop so the key would be to increase the bokeh effect. Using an aperture of 2.4 - 4 and a fast shutter speed should blur more of the background - the trick would be to find a correct setting without loosing those wonderful details in your main subject. Aside from those points this is a great shot.

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by boyd2000:
Good emulation. The head and background are a bit different but the pose is almost identical. Good job.

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by JuliBoc:
Well done. I find the difference in the eye color very interesting. I wonder about those white eyes in the original.

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by dnstommy:
too soft.

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by mpeters:
Good focus and clarity of gaze. distracting BG. 7

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by Judi:
Nice try...the background is distracting.

Icon II (a tribute to Dr. Achoo, from the Soft Focus 2)
by david_c

Comment by VitaminB:
Excellent capture. Too bad about the feather, or fluff, on the top of the beak though.