Sylvia OM
September 2021 - A bird's place
About the Image(s)
I enjoy the place where I took this picture. It is the Morton Arboretum in Illinois. Having said that, and even though I do love nature and landscape photography, I consider myself really bad at trying to get birds' pictures, probably because I was never too attracted to birds... so it is challenging for me to want to get that kind of photography.
This bird in the picture got my attention from the first moment I saw it. But he was in a really tricky location and even he changes here and there, and I was behind with the telephoto... I was really frustrated.
Some days ago I was editing, and by coincidence I found this picture. I worked on it... and I really love it... but I know it requires an ´´extra editing work´´ that I do not have the ability to perform. I would like to make it sharper and to keep the eye's attention on the bird and the turtle... but I am stuck with the editing process. I just started to learn PS two months ago.
For those reasons, I would love to get your feedback and what are your suggestions that could help me to improve it. I know it is not the best picture ever...but I still think that I can get something better out of it. What do you think?
Technical details: Canon 5D MarkIII, Canon telephoto lens 100 to 400mm, editing with Lightroom.
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3 comments posted
Bird photography is tough! It requires a lot of patience! Wildlife never seem to be in the right position for us! The problem with this image is the highlights in the background are very distracting. One solution is to do what Alan suggested, which is to crop out most of the background. After having done that, you might try to greatly darken the background. Another concern I have is the presence of the turtle. If your goal was to have both animals highlighted, then the turtle needs to be as sharp as the GNH, but it is not. Also, if you have 2 actors in a scene, they need to be interacting. They are not in this scene. So I'd be inclined to clone out the turtle. Posted: 09/20/2021 09:39:35
(Group 81)
What captured my attention - and what I like is the sharpness of the image; very clear and very distinct. Keep up the good work. Posted: 09/30/2021 18:50:45