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06/17/2009 04:43:02 AM |
| Great job with the conversion and post processing! I didn't vote in this but I probably would have given it a 6. I think when you get a closeup like this it's better to have a shot where the animal is looking right at the viewer. Now with it facing off to the left, it makes you wonder what it is looking at and then the pull of the photo suddenly ends there because of the close crop. |
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06/17/2009 04:14:53 AM |
| Steve - I didn't vote this one very high. Reasons: Lighting is a bit harsh, the bird is uncomfortably too close and in your face (as a viewer), and being that Eagle head shots are done with frequency here at DPC the bar is placed quite high. |
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06/17/2009 04:14:14 AM |
Predicted critiques:
-Cropped too tight
-Impression of a slight halo around the front of the beak.
I gave you a 6. The reasons you noted prior were a factor and I thought the sky color looked too artificial. You have great detail...just too close. |
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06/13/2009 01:21:49 PM |
Echoing  vawendy, it is so bright, close and so clear that is seems somewhat artificial. I know first-hand how disheartening it is when you think you have a winner that falls short of your expectations... been there and done that (repeatedly.) |
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06/13/2009 12:56:32 PM |
| I gave this a 5. It was uncomfortably close--made me want to back up. Also, because of so close, it almost looked plastic. Also, eagle shots have been done many times--they're losing their impact for me. So they need to be spectacular to get a good score. |
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06/13/2009 12:29:55 PM |
| I gave you a 6 on this. You did get excellent detail - nice work to balance out the shot with the use of layers; not oversharpened; pretty good composition. It may be a bit too tight, but for what you were after I think it's OK. Why a 6? Eagle oversaturation, perhaps. DPC has some phenominal eagle shots - hard to compete with what has come before. Another factor may be that the light is pretty bright for this. I normally don't comment on blown bits, because I tend to blow a lot of bits (both photographically and computer-wise) but you do have some on the beak. Also, I almost think this might work better in B&W but keep in mind that's because I generally prefer B&W - most people prefer color. |
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06/13/2009 12:29:52 PM |
yeah, the details are ok but it takes more than that for a winning pic. Also, it looks like the focus was on the bird's far side (look at the brow of the eye you can't see) and only the DOF kept in the foreground, just not entirely.
Personally, whenever I see a shot like this. I wish the photorapher would wait until the bird was doing something more interesting than looking at something- swooping, squawking, taking off or whatever but at least something. I would have given this a 4 because the points i made are easily changed through patience and good ol' chimping. |
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06/02/2009 07:58:38 PM |
| this pretty extreme, excellent details. A tad too much saturation I feel especially the yellows. I would have preferred less yellow on the white feathers, 8 |
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06/02/2009 04:07:06 PM |
| Beautiful detail and personality! |
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06/02/2009 07:33:32 AM |
| very clear and crisp, excellent detail a touch bright although...would be curious what a gradient would do to this... |
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05/31/2009 08:19:43 PM |
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