Jacob Wat
February 2025 - Nene
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For this month I worked on a photo of a Nene I took at the Honolulu zoo. I tried less editing this round and instead tried to focus on how best to center my subject. To do this I first cropped the image to remove the bird on the right and then worked on adding a blur and adjusting the colors and contrast. I am unsure if the green patch is distracting and if the crop I applied worked well.
6 comments posted
Hi Jacob,
Nice capture, but we normally do not want a superposition of 2 animals when possible. The way you cropped your image, you obtained a Nene with one head and 2 bodies!
I modified your crop from the original image, focussing on the Nene that was behind these 2 and also removed (quickly - not perfect) the 2 leg bands on its right leg.
Furthermore, I cropped this bird tighter behind the bird, so, this Nene is looking into the frame rather than passed the frame.
Just a few suggestions... Posted: 02/07/2025 20:53:41
Nice capture, but we normally do not want a superposition of 2 animals when possible. The way you cropped your image, you obtained a Nene with one head and 2 bodies!
I modified your crop from the original image, focussing on the Nene that was behind these 2 and also removed (quickly - not perfect) the 2 leg bands on its right leg.
Furthermore, I cropped this bird tighter behind the bird, so, this Nene is looking into the frame rather than passed the frame.
Just a few suggestions... Posted: 02/07/2025 20:53:41
Jacob,
Yep, what Pierre said. Posted: 02/07/2025 22:23:34
Yep, what Pierre said. Posted: 02/07/2025 22:23:34
The position of the second Nene makes this so awkward. I agree with Pierre's suggestions using the third Nene. Posted: 02/10/2025 15:09:05
I agree with the others. Plus a slightly lower viewpoint, if possible would have been nice. Posted: 02/13/2025 11:36:42
I agree with all the others. A good rule is to give the animal a place to walk/fly/waddle into the picture. A very interesting bird. Posted: 02/14/2025 22:29:35
I agree with the others. The nene behind your subject is distracting. I don't find the green patch distracting Posted: 02/15/2025 02:12:19