Thank you, Paul, for the kind words!
I do like the shot as a whole. The overall impression is nice, and it's
nice to know that someone with a discerning eye appreciates the light
and composition. It's certainly reaffirming, and makes me believe I'm
at least on the right path with this one.
As I see it, the halo is fixable ... and it will be fixed in the long
run. I can't do much about the focus now, and I'm OK with that. But,
given your input, I know the image is worthy of the effort to fix the
halo. And in all honesty, whenever I post a PESO, 90% of the time it's
to find out what can be done to improve a shot that I'm already somewhat
proud of.
Given your input, and P.J.'s critique, I now know that the shot is well
worth the effort it's going to take to plug the technical holes.
All in all, a guy has to feel pretty good about that. There's something
to be said for having taken a nice picture with a few fixable flaws.
Thanks again!
-- Walt
On 10/6/2010 7:12 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
Very nice. Excellent composition and dramatic light. Technical quibbles are
inconsequential when the overall impression is this good.
Paul
On Oct 6, 2010, at 5:55 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
There's still a bit of halo around the bird, and focus seems to be on the far
wing. Still in all it's a very nice attempt.
On 10/6/2010 2:06 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
After posting the question regarding what images to keep vs. which to delete, I
thought I'd post this one ... the first in-flight capture of a bird I ever
took. This is the one that got me hooked on it, and what made me immediately
fall in love with my K-x. It remains one of my favorites among all the photos
I've taken.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5057232937/
K-x, DA L 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/6000, Shutter Priority
Unfortunately, when I resized it it stripped all the XIF data out, but
fortunately (thanks to Picasa) I still have the original file.
Comments, critiques, and hagiographic commentary are, of course, welcome.
-- Walt
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