Thanks, Stanley, but a looser crop of this scene would have simply enlarged the blue background. However, I get your point and often crop for it. J Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 8:45 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have mixed feelings about this. > Nice color, details, sharp, focus ok. > But, I believe you cropped quite a bit to get this tight a shot. Good thing, > in order to show the color, detail, focus etc. But, for me, it means that the > shot is a simple portrait with little life. If the area you show were to > occupy about a quarter of the screen, lower or middle right, then it would > give me more of an impression of a bird in flight. Some out-of-focus > background would be nice as well. > I envy you the skill to take such a fine shot of a fast moving bird, but the > composition just doesn’t work for me. > > stan > >>>> On 29-Dec-18 10:35 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>>> Taken at an area National refuge a couple days ago. >>>> >>>> Field guide identified it as an American Wigeon. >>>> >>>> One of the brighter duck color patterns. >>>> >>>> >>>> The usual lens/camera combo. >>>> >>>> >>>> C&C? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> >>>> J >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18514475 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
