A couple

wunderkind · 8th May 2007

Picture was taken in Lori Loft of Jurong Birdpark. I wanted to show interaction between the two birds, rather than taking shots of single birds flying or sitting around.

One thing I do not like about this shot is that the birds are very much photographer-aware. But these birds can be hardly called shy and easily interact with the visitors. So it was a challenge not to attract their attention while not having the right lens or camera and, hence, having to shoot from a rather close distance.

Deadpoet · 8th May 2007

Nice shot, except the background is way too busy and cluttered. If you wre able to open up the apeture more, you would have a winner here.

genegoh · 8th May 2007

Originally Posted by Deadpoet

Nice shot, except the background is way too busy and cluttered. If you wre able to open up the apeture more, you would have a winner here.

I think that's a bit hard for him. From his signature can see that he was using a compact. Hard to get shallower DOF.

Well, limitations of a compact camera, but work ard that and shoot more man!

Btw, love the colours!

yehosaphat · 8th May 2007

Looks kinda over saturated?

mirrorslap · 8th May 2007

Since background is cluttered and the compact makes it difficult to achieve shallow DOF, why not get closer to the subject to reduce the clutter?

zac08 · 8th May 2007

Post processing may still save the shot... do some selection with a lil feathering and then blur out the rest of the BG.... it can help...

wunderkind · 8th May 2007

Originally Posted by yehosaphat

Looks kinda over saturated?

Compare to the original. Too much of Photoshop processing?

Original:

Post-processed (same as in the first post):

tribal.snake · 9th May 2007

just a little over-pp.

but i think ok, depends on whether u are processing it for web or print.

i would suggest a tighter crop, or blurred background.

8th May 2007	#1
wunderkind Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 134	A couple Picture was taken in Lori Loft of Jurong Birdpark. I wanted to show interaction between the two birds, rather than taking shots of single birds flying or sitting around. One thing I do not like about this shot is that the birds are very much photographer-aware. But these birds can be hardly called shy and easily interact with the visitors. So it was a challenge not to attract their attention while not having the right lens or camera and, hence, having to shoot from a rather close distance. __________________ Canon PowerShot A650 IS Nikon COOLSCAN V ED

8th May 2007	#2
Deadpoet Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,408	Re: A couple Nice shot, except the background is way too busy and cluttered. If you wre able to open up the apeture more, you would have a winner here. __________________ deadpoet my portfolio

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yehosaphat Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Posts: 2,599	Re: A couple Looks kinda over saturated? __________________ Canon 5D mkII\|24-105mm F4 IS L\|70-200mm F4 IS L\|580EX\|and more coming! :P

8th May 2007	#5
mirrorslap New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29	Re: A couple Since background is cluttered and the compact makes it difficult to achieve shallow DOF, why not get closer to the subject to reduce the clutter? __________________ Reviews of Singapore Photography Shops. Add your own complaints or compliments.

8th May 2007	#6
zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,962	Re: A couple Post processing may still save the shot... do some selection with a lil feathering and then blur out the rest of the BG.... it can help...

9th May 2007	#8
tribal.snake Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: west side! Posts: 685	Re: A couple just a little over-pp. but i think ok, depends on whether u are processing it for web or print. i would suggest a tighter crop, or blurred background.