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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: HenrikMau on April 26, 2010, 05:46:03 am

Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: HenrikMau on April 26, 2010, 05:46:03 am

Am new to this forum and to photography as well for that matter.

A handful of seeds lured this little beauty out of the bushes.

Taken on a D40 with a 80-200mm lens.

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Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 26, 2010, 10:38:00 am

Nice shot, Henrik. And welcome to the forum.

Eric

Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: wolfnowl on April 27, 2010, 02:22:00 pm

Hi Henrik, and welcome to the list.  When I saw your title of 'Chaffinch Posing' I could imaging you there going, 'Work it, work it... Okay, that's good.  Now show me some wing...'  

Too much coffee this morning, methinks...  

Mike.

Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: nigelrudyard on April 28, 2010, 01:54:40 pm

Quote from: HenrikMau

Am new to this forum and to photography as well for that matter.

A handful of seeds lured this little beauty out of the bushes.

Taken on a D40 with a 80-200mm lens.

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Great shot, Henrik. Like Wolfnowl, I imagined the little birdy in question with wings on hips peering over dark glasses and teetering on platforms ...

Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: HenrikMau on April 29, 2010, 04:28:25 am

Thanks guys. All of the above happened, but I thought this is a family forum so I best just post the picture that is not too suggestive. So just a bit of leg showing.

On a serious note though I find the branch distracts a little from the bird and I'm not sure if it is the size of it or the fact that the right hand side is slightly out of focus. Any ideas on what I could have done differently?

Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: nigelrudyard on April 29, 2010, 06:40:40 am

Quote from: HenrikMau

Thanks guys. All of the above happened, but I thought this is a family forum so I best just post the picture that is not too suggestive. So just a bit of leg showing.

On a serious note though I find the branch distracts a little from the bird and I'm not sure if it is the size of it or the fact that the right hand side is slightly out of focus. Any ideas on what I could have done differently?

I actually like the line of the branch, Henrik, it's not always a bad thing to have something out of focus. I'm not a wildlife photographer by any means, but I would imagine just capturing the moment is the thing, as I found recently on encountering a rather shy peacock...

Title: Chaffinch posing
Post by: KirbyKrieger on April 29, 2010, 09:33:58 am

Quote from: HenrikMau

On a serious note though I find the branch distracts a little from the bird and I'm not sure if it is the size of it or the fact that the right hand side is slightly out of focus. Any ideas on what I could have done differently?

I don't think the distraction is the OoF-ness, it's the lightness and the placement of the lightness on the edge of the frame.  I'd try lowering the brightness of the moss which crosses the right edge of the picture.  And perhaps cropping a little bit from both sides.

The color/atmosphere/light balance is beautifully realized.