First photo post - Swan

priceless · Nov 16, 2005

Hello,

I thought I'd be brave and post in critique because I need some criticism. I can't decide whether the burnt out feathers towards the tail of the swan ruin the photo, what do you guys think? Also what do you think of the photo in general? I can't make my mind up about it. Honest comments appreciated. :mrgreen:

EOS 33V, 75-300mm, Fuji Sensia 400. Can't remember the exposure details!

Thanks in advance.

TONYWORKSHOP · Nov 16, 2005

welcome~~

Knopka · Nov 16, 2005

Welsome to the forum!
Beautiful shot! Such a weird pose

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Mansi · Nov 16, 2005

cool capture :mrgreen:
welcome to TPF... look forward to more!

JonK · Nov 16, 2005

Verrry nice....soft tones.
welcome here.

jstuedle · Nov 16, 2005

Welcome Priceless. Glad you could join us and get the nerve to post a pic.

And no, the tail feathers being "blown out" don't ruin the shot. If I had to find a fault, it's the pics lack of sharpness. Either too slow a shutter speed, or slightly out of focus. The softness could also add to the charm of the shot. It all depends on what you were attempting to wind up with.

icondigital · Nov 16, 2005

neat shot price! :sun:

Lensmeister · Nov 17, 2005

Like this one ... welcome to TFP and good to see a UK bod !

ferny · Nov 17, 2005

Welcome to the forum.

Do the burnt feathers ruin it? Not for me. Ok, it'd be better without them but the first thing I looked at was the swans head, then I noticed the feathers and afterwards went back to looking at its head. Seems fine to me.

Verbal · Nov 17, 2005

I love it, the tones are spectacular!

Chiller · Nov 17, 2005

Very nice image. Welcome to the forum.!!!

priceless · Nov 17, 2005

Thank you very much for the warm welcome and the comments! :mrgreen:

Regarding the softness, the picture is actually quite sharp but I scanned it as at a high resolution (3200dpi) and as I had to resize it for the net I'm only guessing that the compression has softened it. I don't know, I'm not fantastic with file sizes hehe.

Thank you though, it's nice to get some unbiased feedback.

Alexandra · Nov 17, 2005

Well, frst off, welcome!
I really LOVE the shot! The tones are incredibly soft and the lighting is perfect! The burn feathers don't ruin it at all, actually, it took me a while to find them, cause they don't stand out that much.
Great Great great pic!!!
:thumbup:

priceless · Nov 18, 2005

Thanks! I might try and post another picture up here soon. For me the burnt out highlights are still a bit of a pain but hopefully I'll get over that.

tpe · Nov 18, 2005

Hi there newbie

, nice pic there, and the burnt out feathers don't spoil it for me at all, isnt it good to use the entire dynamic range? If anything i would prefere a little less black. As you scanned it did it lose some of the low tones? and couldnt you tweak it a bit and quickly lighten up some of them with a bit of photoshopping?

tim