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couerdelion
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Really nice pictures...
First one doesn't seem to be focused on the eyes though which is where I would try to focus on.
Second one is a nice crop.
Third one is good. Maybe a little bit more room to the left of the bird to give it somewhere to fly into. But the depends on whether you've cropped to take out anything else in the picture which could distract from the bird.
First one doesn't seem to be focused on the eyes though which is where I would try to focus on.
Second one is a nice crop.
Third one is good. Maybe a little bit more room to the left of the bird to give it somewhere to fly into. But the depends on whether you've cropped to take out anything else in the picture which could distract from the bird.
couerdelion said:
Thanks for the feedback and the kind words of encouragement. As for the third picture, I decieded to crop more off the right side (as you're looking at the bird) to give it the effect of the bird looking into the center of the picture. Also I tried to use the "Rule of Thirds" to place the bird on one of the vertical planes. Is my thinking accurate? What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Len
psilo
Well-known member
Hi Len the rule of thirds rule is a good one to follow though really it depends what is in the photo along with the bird and also were the bird is looking. Sometimes selective cropping is needed to get rid of something that isnt wanted in the photo or sometimes to portray a feeling in the photo. Personally i dont like too much empty space. I think your sparrow is cropped nicely but i think i would have reduced the space above by about half again as this then concentrates the eye down more towards the bird and the rather attractive foreground.
Dave Adshead
How much!
psilo said:
Yes, I agree with this, if you keep sticking to the rules all your photos start to look similar.
Dave
couerdelion
Member
LenCard said:
Basically under expose for white pictures and overexpose for dark pictures
also have a read in the camera manual for white balance and how to set it manually rather than leaving it to the camera.
Len,LenCard said:
If you shoot in raw mode, you can change the white balance or the actual exposure on your pc. This is one of the major benefits of shooting raw. I use raw shooter essential 05 which is availible as a free download on the net & is well recomended.
http://www.pixmantec.com/index2.html :t:
Rob,
I have PS CS2 and so I guess I can adjust the white balance in this program. I thought that the pros had a technique to set it on the fly. I'll read up on it in the CS2 book and see what I can come up with. If not I'll look into the link you sent me. I should probably get proficient with one or two good programs before I begin to venture outward.
Thanks again,
Len
I have PS CS2 and so I guess I can adjust the white balance in this program. I thought that the pros had a technique to set it on the fly. I'll read up on it in the CS2 book and see what I can come up with. If not I'll look into the link you sent me. I should probably get proficient with one or two good programs before I begin to venture outward.
Thanks again,
Len
