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Amur Falcon v2 (PAW 1/52)
Amur Falcon v2 (PAW 1/52)
HarveyG


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: near Winterton, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Date: Jan 2, 2013
Aperture: 10.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Travel, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2013

Viewed: 268
Comments: 14
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 Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) photographed whilst hunting flying ants (termites). They are speedy little guys and fly erratic so tough to get sharp and at the right moment.

They are being decimated in India on their migration to South Africa (our summer).

This is the original crop but the horison is now a problem as it appears off horizontal. Comments and Critique welcome both positive and critical.

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for Photograph a Week 2013

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 01/22/2013 01:47:26 AM
Wonderful clear capture! I prefer this crop as he has somewhere to fly, but the advantage of the other crop is in bringing up the size of the bird.
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 01/12/2013 09:04:17 AM
I prefer this crop to v1. An ammazing capture either way.
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 01/11/2013 12:03:19 AM
I definitely prefer this crop. Very nice!
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 01/10/2013 07:51:32 PM
Better version.
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 01/10/2013 01:31:12 PM
I prefer this version. The slanted horizon line doesn't bother me, as the slight diagonal ads dynamics to a photo that otherwise is very static.
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 01/10/2013 12:41:50 AM
Originally posted by nam:
Since it's not for a challenge, is there any reason not to add canvas at the top and clone in enough to keep the original space and straighten the horizon? I don't mind it, but I do understand your thoughts there and I think I'd feel the same way.


Spot on Nikki. Exactly how I felt. If I had entered it I knew I was running out of space and was unsure if cloning the blue sky in to make it overall horizontal would be cheating or disqualify me.
 01/09/2013 11:28:31 PM
Since it's not for a challenge, is there any reason not to add canvas at the top and clone in enough to keep the original space and straighten the horizon? I don't mind it, but I do understand your thoughts there and I think I'd feel the same way.
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 01/09/2013 07:50:13 PM
I prefer the version you posted as there is more room for flying. Nice isolation from the background.
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 01/09/2013 02:16:16 PM
I also prefer this version! Better BG, better clarity, better comp. Nice.
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 01/09/2013 06:46:37 AM
I prefer this version by a longshot. Nice work!
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 01/09/2013 06:26:58 AM
I like this version better than the previous one, for reasons others state as well: more room around the wings, a place to fly into. I also think that you may have over-sharpened v1, that is not as apparent here.
If you're concerned with the crooked horizon you could straighten it a little more and clone in the sky that you will be short off in PS - there is little detail of interest there anyway.
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 01/09/2013 05:22:09 AM
Like v2 better . Very sharp and the looks like he has somewhere to go.
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 01/09/2013 04:52:55 AM
Wow, wow, wow, what an amazing picture!! I really love your wildlife images, they are beautiful... like seeing these birds and animals with my own eyes. I also like this crop, so much better.

Message edited by author 2013-01-09 04:53:22.
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 01/09/2013 02:40:23 AM
I like this crop a lot more. The bird has more space to fly in to and the bottom part of the first edit didn't catch my interest, actually took away from the shot (from my point of view). To me the horizon isn't defined, as it would be if it was a sky line, so I don't see this shot as not being straight. Having more room at the top of his wings is also a better composition IMO.
Came back to state that while I feel this is a better crop for the stated reasons, it's less crisp and wouldn't do as well if it was used for an illustration in a book. I don't know if you could sharpen it more without it looking over-sharpened.

Message edited by author 2013-01-09 03:33:27.
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