Tree Sparrow,my first go at bird photography.

kerrance

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Took these a few days ago, im very much a beginner to photography so C & C is much apreciated.

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Kerry :)
 
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crikey not 'arf bad for a 1st attempt
#1 almost looks like a studio shot with his shadow!

PS watch your size (max 800) the pixel police will be cruising by!
 
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Really like those. the second especially. Would you consider a portrait crop around just the bird and post on the second though? I think that would really make it stand out then. Such a gorgeous pose it seems a shame to lose it in such a large frame :)

Watch for the pixel :police: though. Your pics will have the link broken unless you resize to 800 pixels maximum on the longest side :rules:
 
Thanks for the comments (y)
I shall have a go with croping and post the results later. Thanks for the suggestion jo.

Kerry :)
 
mmcp42 said:
#1 almost looks like a studio shot with his shadow!
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:agree: ... the shadow is a really weird effect... :shrug:


I reckon if you lose the barbed wire and chop a bit from the left of frame the composition may be rather more pleasing imhgo... :cautious: ... but it is a beautiful capture for someone new to the game... (y)


They could both probably stand a little bit of sharpening as well... ;)


You have captured the cheekiness of this lbj very well and the colours are pretty much spot on too... :D





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Thanks for the advice and comments (y) , being new i find sharping and cropping a bit scarey :eek: so I shall post some alterations asap.
I think the shadow on the first image is a crow in the field behind

Kerry :)
 
You do realise that is not a tree he is sat on. Brilliant captures I would be proud of those. :clap::clap::clap:
 
Wish my first few attempts were as good, it's taken me a while to get anything decent!

Might I ask what lens this was shot with?

I also agree that cropping out the barbed wire would make them considerably better and the 2nd appears to be a little dark.
 
These are excellent especially as a first go. I agree with others here that a crop would be advisable. Losing the barbed wire for me would be a great enhancement.
 
kerrance said:
Thanks for the advice and comments (y) , being new i find sharping and cropping a bit scarey :eek: so I shall post some alterations asap.
I think the shadow on the first image is a crow in the field behind

Kerry :)
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You may find that getting yourself a copy of Lightroom would help with this, any edits you do in Lightroom are "non-destructive", i.e. the original is not altered so if you do make a mess, you can always revert back to the original.
 
Thanks for the comments and advice (y) I've done a few crop's but i'm having problems uploading at the mo :bang:.
dfrear these were shot with a EF 75-300 1:4-5.6 III USM bought quite cheap from a friend who was upgrading his gear. I am eventually wanting to invest in a new faster one but not sure which yet.
 
Myself I would leave a bit of the wire in shot after cropping, I feel that it adds just a touch of depth to the picture.
 
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