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The Chip
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:55 pmby WestCoast
Right. First post in the critiques forum.
I have my flame-proof suit on, so do your best!
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:57 pmby Alex
Welcome to the forum!
What a great image! I like the way you did not isolate the seagull but put it in context of other birds, yet isolated it by selective colouring. Well done.
Alex
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:00 pmby moggy
Great action shot and well anticipated.
Bob.
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Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:01 pmby avkomp
good first post.
I like how all the seagulls seem suspended in mid air.
I would be tempted to clone the larger OOF one out of the foreground on the Lhs though.
Steve
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:04 pmby drifter
Great shot .But the colour on the chip makes it look like the chip has been added in later . To my eye anyways .
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:24 pmby NikonUser
Fantastic shot!
If you're feeling artistic I'd like to see what the image would like like with the bird catching the chip also in colour (leaving the rest how they are)
Might look crap but I'd like to see it anyway
Paul
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:33 pmby oli
Looks familar. Did you post this over on OCAU awhile back?
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:54 pmby Alpha_7
Really interesting and very artfully presented. I'd agree about it being stronger with the OOF seagull removed.
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:12 pmby WestCoast
oli wrote:Looks familar. Did you post this over on OCAU awhile back?
Indeed I did!
And you (and other lurking OCAUers) will probably see some more familiar stuff as I unleash my pics on the poor unsuspecting folks in this forum!
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:19 pmby WestCoast
NikonUser wrote:Fantastic shot!
If you're feeling artistic I'd like to see what the image would like like with the bird catching the chip also in colour (leaving the rest how they are)
Might look crap but I'd like to see it anyway
Paul
I did tinker with that idea when I was first processing the shot, but since gulls are mostly b&w anyway (well, apart from beak and feet) I just ended up converting the whole image to b&w, bar the chip.
I've had a few comments about the chip looking fake or like it has been photo-shopped in, but it's real. It took me a whole damn bag full of chips to get that shot!
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:30 pmby mudder
Excellent, well executed and tastefully done... Congrats on such a terrific first post!
Agree with cloning out the OOF bird on the lhs, it takes me away from your key subject...
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:41 pmby WestCoast
Thanks for the comments so far.
I have cloned out the offending animal in question.
Poor bird... never knew what hit him...
http://www.westcoast-photography.com/pi ... pClone.jpg
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:46 pmby avkomp
works for me. although a slightly different crop may work better now.
Steve
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:48 pmby WestCoast
avkomp wrote:works for me. although a slightly different crop may work better now.
Steve
Yup. It looks unbalanced and a little "empty" now.
I might go back to the original and do a tighter crop - will see how that works out.
Cheers!
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:51 pmby avkomp
another cheating thing you might try could be to clone a bird or two from another frame into the void.
Just dont tell anyone!!
Steve
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:14 pmby wendellt
cool, that's one stunning image, even the chip looks out of place, it's visually humorous and graphic
good one!
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:00 pmby marcotrov
Great timing, sharp, thoughtfully executed and terrific first post westcoast. Look forward to more.
cheers
marco
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:07 amby Slider
Top shot. Great anticipation . Great contrast with the selective colours.
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:33 amby cameraguy21773
I like the second shot with the large OOF bird gone. The openess and asemmitry is exceptional. You turned a quite good shot into a real winner. Do Not fill that newly opened space. One of the best shots of this type I've seen in a very long time.
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:32 amby Finch
Welcome to posting pics on forum! I posted my first one yesterday as well and its great to get critique back. Your seagulls shot is fantastic and I can appreciate how hard it is to get a good shot while birds are flying. Like many others, I prefer version no. 2 with the OOF gull removed. Must admit, I also thought the chip was added in.
Great first posting, Westcoast
Michael
