Kookaburra

ParanoidP

Senior Member
We live out in the country we have deadly snakes deadly spiders deadly ants and nesting birds of many varieties.
This little fella is on patrol at the minute hunting and keeping other birds away from the area, nest in tree hollow.

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Scott Murray

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Wow you have so many deadly things LMAO...

Any way as for feed back for your image, you need to adjust the shadows and also remember the rules of thirds when composing your image.
We are moving to Freo in the coming months from the NT. Looking forward to less dangerous things LOL
 

ParanoidP

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Lol yeah we here get the wildlife just giving others a taste ha ha. Freemantles a cool vibe town, if not getting crowded lately.
I did try and reposition the image in PS making the birds head top left third will do better next time, as for the shadows adjust which way up or down?
 

Scott Murray

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Lol yeah we here get the wildlife just giving others a taste ha ha. Freemantles a cool vibe town, if not getting crowded lately.
I did try and reposition the image in PS making the birds head top left third will do better next time, as for the shadows adjust which way up or down?
Adjust the shadows to bring out more detail in the darker sections, maybe try a portrait crop. Also a pity you cut off the tip of its beak.
The Nikonites have had to put up with my Aussie death defying stunts lol so should be well aware of everything from Killer crocs to killer drop bears ;)
I am originally from WA so looking forward to coming home.
Birds head should be top right looking out of the frame.
 

hark

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....and also remember the rules of thirds when composing your image.

I agree with everything Scott wrote (including info on the shadows). For both images I see here, what I do for horizontal images with a subject facing sideways is this: if the subject is facing to the left, position them closer to the right side, not the left. And vice versa...if the subject is facing the right, position them on the left side. Otherwise the image looks unbalanced because the subject is looking off the side rather than into the image (if that makes sense).

And in one of Scott's replies, he suggested a vertical crop. That would look better IMHO. Just not dead center. ;) Move the subject just slightly off center for a vertical crop especially when the subject is looking sideways.
 
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