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12/15/2004 02:13:27 PM · #1 |
Any comments and thoughts will be most appreciated
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12/15/2004 02:42:27 PM · #2 |
| not too sur about the frame but the photo is stunning - colour and focus is spot on - tony |
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12/15/2004 02:47:46 PM · #3 |
Best i've seen of a gator... Thats on the money crystal clear
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12/15/2004 02:49:34 PM · #4 |
| It's almost too good. It's so sharp and clear that it looks "plastic," like a computer rendering. |
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12/15/2004 02:53:10 PM · #5 |
Wonderful shot with great focus! I agree that it is one of the best gator head shots I've seen. What did you use for a lens?
edit: Sorry, what a dumb question. I see you use a Coolpix 4500.
Message edited by author 2004-12-15 15:05:39. |
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12/15/2004 02:57:51 PM · #6 |
I agree about the border. I don't think it adds to the shot. I think a closer crop would be better, with the eye at the top/left 1/3 intersecting line. Otherwise, very nice crisp shot.
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12/15/2004 03:07:23 PM · #7 |
Hi Jinjit. I think the photograph is quite stunning. As said before, very sharp, focused, and detailed. I think there is some chromatic aberration in the highlights (blue fringing) which detracts ever so slightly from the beauty of this image.
While some may find the border to be a bit awkward, I think it looks pretty nice. Ultimately I would prefer an equidistant frame around the edge.
Nicely done. |
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12/15/2004 03:15:58 PM · #8 |
i think its very nice, its what I was trying to do with this photo  I entered in a challenge a short while ago. Yours is much clearer. have you tried to bring out the reflection of the gators eye in the water? Also looks like a spot or reflection just above his snout about midway
James
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12/15/2004 03:21:47 PM · #9 |
Thanks a lot for the comments!
It was shot through glass which contributes a great deal to the haziness of the background. The dark "islands" in the back are a group of some more gators resting on the rocks.
The border is mainly to get the aspect ratio required for a print, although I'm not 100% sure the photo's large enough.
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12/15/2004 03:26:52 PM · #10 |
| I've seen a lot of shots like this, and this is definitely one of the best. Where in the UK can I shoot a similar shot? |
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12/15/2004 03:27:01 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by jab119:
i think its very nice, its what I was trying to do with this photo I entered in a challenge a short while ago. Yours is much clearer. have you tried to bring out the reflection of the gators eye in the water? Also looks like a spot or reflection just above his snout about midway
James |
Yours is awsome!!!
The reflections look the was hey are because I didn't take the picture from above the gator, but from a parallel point to his eye, since it was in a glass aquarium.
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12/15/2004 03:27:07 PM · #12 |
A very nice shot. I love it.
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12/15/2004 03:33:35 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Jinjit:
The reflections look the was hey are because I didn't take the picture from above the gator, but from a parallel point to his eye, since it was in a glass aquarium. |
ahhh, ok, I was a few feet above my gator out in the wild and I had a lot of shade trees to help darken up the water to get the reflection
James |
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12/15/2004 05:05:26 PM · #14 |
| I, for one, like the border, though I would prefer to see it the same size on all sides. I agree too, that the subject is just a bit "too dead center", and would like to see it cropped slightly differently for more impact. A really nice crisp, clean shot though, it'll make a great print. |
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