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01/04/2010 02:43:12 PM |
Originally posted by bassbone:
I think you may have also overdid a bit of your processing as I see a bit of halo around the bird as well.
It is important to remember (and I always have to remind myself as well!) that it is not about the difficulty of the shot, but on what is delivered. An analogy that I like to think about is that I don't want to watch a musician play something that sounds like it is difficult to play, but rather I want to watch a musician play something effortlessly (even if the piece is difficult).
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Well, you're right about that. I don't like that halo either. Thanks to you and Dr. Achoo for the nice comments. |
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01/04/2010 12:22:55 PM |
Wonderfully composed and delivered image. I think it is outstanding and can testify to the difficulty of getting a shot like this. The title is 'on the money' and this so fit the challenge perfectly.
That said, I agree with Jason's comments about the details on the bird - I think people were 'wowed' by the details that some were able to capture. I think you may have also overdid a bit of your processing as I see a bit of halo around the bird as well.
It is important to remember (and I always have to remind myself as well!) that it is not about the difficulty of the shot, but on what is delivered. An analogy that I like to think about is that I don't want to watch a musician play something that sounds like it is difficult to play, but rather I want to watch a musician play something effortlessly (even if the piece is difficult).
Overall, I think those that stopped by long enough to ponder realized what a solid shot it was (6.9 from commenters).
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01/04/2010 11:55:35 AM |
Don't be discouraged. I often get disappointed that a shot doesn't score higher when I realize how much went into the shot. The observer doesn't automatically realize this aspect of a shot.
Probably people were responding to the lack of "individual feather detail". Not that that is bad, but my guess is it was what people wanted to see. |
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01/04/2010 07:20:00 AM |
| I don't get it; this one really frustrates me. I think this is a freakin' awesome shot - especially the composition and given the rarity/difficulty of getting a shot like this of a bird flying sideways with the moon in the background and the sun lighting up the underside of the wings. It was really tough to get, too. I think that alone is enough to give it a significantly higher score than it got. I had to wait watching birds fly around for a long time waiting for one of them to fly near the moon. Some of the comments suggested that it might not be that sharp; but I'm not sure. I definitely didn't do an extreme crop as suggested by davidw - perhaps it was a 1/2 - 1/3 crop (which, for a 21 mp camera isn't much). Maybe 1/800 wasn't fast enough on a moving bird. Maybe I lost some resolution in the process of saving down to 300 kb from 21 mp. But it still seems pretty sharp to me. If that's their perception, though, of course I can't argue with it. They want it sharper. But I think this is a freakin' awesome shot. |
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01/03/2010 07:55:43 PM |
| Interesting concept. Unfortunately the rather extreme crop lost you a lot of detail. |
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01/02/2010 08:16:09 AM |
| This would have also made a great moon shot! |
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12/30/2009 06:00:39 PM |
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12/30/2009 03:27:00 PM |
| Nice shot, good colors, 6. |
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12/29/2009 08:42:35 PM |
| How cool is that!!! One of my faves of the challenge! |
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12/29/2009 12:38:36 PM |
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12/28/2009 04:54:06 PM |
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12/28/2009 03:20:38 PM |
| Well timed shot, and the exposure is very nice. |
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12/28/2009 10:14:27 AM |
| This seems a tad out-of-focus but the composition is great. The title fits this very well. |
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