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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: gerafotografija on February 23, 2013, 11:04:02 pm

Title: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: gerafotografija on February 23, 2013, 11:04:02 pm

Gliding across the sea into the setting sun.

I am not sure which works best. Nice thing about 4:3 sensors is that they have enough vertical pixels to go either way.

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: bns on February 24, 2013, 03:14:02 am

I would go for 'landscape' being better in line with the flow of the movement.

Boudewijn

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 24, 2013, 08:57:09 am

Quote from: bns on February 24, 2013, 03:14:02 am

I would go for 'landscape' being better in line with the flow of the movement.

Boudewijn

I would too, except that I wish the extra space were on the right instead of the left, so the bird would be flying into the frame.

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: Chris Calohan on February 24, 2013, 11:12:49 am

While I agree with the line being better horizontally (with more leading space), for me the image has a greater issue in the bird is not sharply focused. It's close but I have a closet full of those.

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: gerafotografija on February 24, 2013, 11:29:32 am

Oh well, I'll keep trying. Thanks for the feedback.

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: Chris Calohan on February 24, 2013, 11:47:52 am

It's hard. I'll bet for every keeper I have, I shot 50 or more trashbinners to get there and while I feel I have improved immensely, I am still a fledgling when it comes to panning a bird in flight and getting sharp focus.

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: Shakyphoto (Slim) on February 24, 2013, 01:30:27 pm

Landscape works better for me, and agree that having more space to the right would be better.

Title: Re: Blue Glide -- Preferred Orientation?
Post by: walter.sk on February 25, 2013, 10:42:37 am

I would add that unless there is something compelling about the rear view of a bird, I would try (not always possible, of course) to capture the bird coming towards me, preferably with the head visible.  I've got lots of birds leaving the scene, and few if any would be worth printing.