First: I'd like to thank all who has praised the photo. It's almost too much, I not used to it ;-)
Marnie; you are the second who mention the OOF foreground. I see your point, and I partly agree. The reason I decided to present it like this (without cropping of the foreground) is that I see three parts of the picture. This cropping gives a near perfect use of the rule of thirds. What I could do is to give it a more semi panoramic presentation, cropping out both bottom and parts of the sky. I have to think more about this. The blue background is the sea. I'm not sure if it is in direct sunlight or not. I don't really remember. Perhaps Jostein does remember? What he certainly does remember is the strange character escorting us down the hill. He had some rather odd ideas on how to do hill side conversation ;-) But, he was a sweet guy, offering us help to carrying our gear. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 3. mai 2006 04:33 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: Storjo > > In a message dated 5/2/2006 6:17:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Jostein and I have just had a photo safari to Runde, a birds a paradise. > It's also a paradise for photographers, I had a wonderful time, with very > nice weather, and pleasant and entertaining company. > I have to go to work now, so I haven't time to write more about the trip. > > > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=234045 > *istDS, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 @ f:8, 1/350s, 400 ISO raw. > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > ======== > Very interesting shot. The foreground appears to be in sunlight, the back, > not. I like the way that sets the bird off. Effective. > > However, I tend to want the stuff in the foreground, my eye does, in focus > more. I don't think it would hurt the pic to crop a smidge off the bottom. > Get > rid of a little of the shallow DOF of the weeds (grass? whatever). > > Nice. I really like the color/lighting contrast. It makes the shot. > > Marnie aka Doe >
