buzzard

[pembo]

took this today, friends buzzard,please tell me what you think as I am still not sure about my metering modes.sharp body out of focus head on 90%....thanks

buzzard_1 by grandadpem, on Flickr

[EOS_Jim]

Re: buzzard

Looks slightly over sharpened but beak and eye look nice and sharp and a nice catchlight in the eye. A menacing look :)

[colin C]

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It looks good to me, with a nice 3D effect from the out of focus background. Bit of a youngster, but in super condition.

For your sharp body, out of focus head, always focus on the eye. To an extent, as long as the eye is sharp, you can almost get away with anything else out of focus.

I saw your buzzard montage and liked it. A tiny bit of attention to detail with the edges of the buzzard and it would be very good. May I suggest blur of around 20% applied to the edges with a very small brush of around 5 pixels, set at 30% hardness.

Colin

[pembo]

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Thanks colin, did that montage about 2 years ago.It,s a poor attempt i know, ithink what you have suggested would be spot on so will try that with somthing newer..cheers

[pembo]

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thanks jim,will have to make sure i dont over do iy next time...really like your baby photos..best one is of baby asleep on towels

[paul linton]

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Great image, there's just something not quite right, something that's putting me off,It's your Avatar i can't concentrate on the image without looking to my left all the time:

Paul

[Pinkeez]

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..............something that's putting me off,It's your Avatar i can't concentrate on the image without looking to my left all the time:

Paul

know just what you mean Paul. . . . having said that Pembo, it makes me chuckle every time I see it
Love the pic of the Buzzard, I think it looks great.

[pembo]

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thankyou pinkeez, that really is me lol