Shot this in an old farmer's field in rural area. It was unoccupied, as the pole holding it was very bent. Not sure if some birds do occupy it during the warmer months.
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Thank you for all the comments and constructive critism. :)
When I spotted this I wanted it shot at an angle against the sun, as I did want the sun glare there in the left. The composition is off, but the ground in the background is actually a sloping farmer's field. It led furthur down into a creek.
The sky is blotchy, and I hated this, but I did want to give it a try anyhow. I liked how the tree didn't have any leaves (or buds) on it yet... still potrayed late winter.
I did get a lot of good feedback and I hope I get a chance to use some of the pointers in the future.
Got a couple things to comment on here and hope they can be of help.
I'm sure by now you have received comments about the mottled/blotchy sky. I see this sometimes using neat image, sometimes if I have "played with" the contrast & saturation too much. In any case, if you didn't use neat image, it is a decent tool to have in your arsenal to reduce noise.
The bird house and horizon being off, throw this out of balance in my opinion
and lastly a slightly different composition would help to have the main subject not quite in the center.
Tough shot with the sun where it was, as i can just see a bit of lens flare, which is OK to have in a shot like this, and often adds to it a bit.
I hope you take no offense at what may seem "picking it apart", but it will hopefully be taken as constructive critisism. (4)
Alot of talk about people giving a low score with no comment-- well to me its a 5, and Heres why to me ( take it w/a grain of salt, I'm no expert), Ist really overexposed to the right of the frame, - the building Isnt really a Building, but I guess it qualifies if your a bird. and its not that in focus.. And the sky is kinda blotchy..
Pretty, and the flare works for you, rather than against you. Your highlight/contrast adjustment has left a slight visible halo around the top of the birdhouse, though, something that always bugs me when it happens to me. I hope another commenter has an idea about how to keep that from happening.
I would crop the whole left side out (eliminating that light glare) right up to and including a tiny bit of the birdhouse and all of the ground (eliminating the crooked look of the tree line.)
Great idea! I just don't know for sure if the birdhouse abandoned. Can't see inside it. Perhaps if taken at a different time of day, when the lighting on the front of the house it would have more detail. Like the color and composition.
The solare flare in this photo is distracting to me. I also feel like a shot that was tighter on the birdhouse might come off better...though you have a nice blue sky for the background.
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